Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 471 · 40 questions

How to say it (One beat for each vowel sound): Say the word slowly and clap once for each beat: el – e – phant = 3. Count vowel SOUNDS, not vowel letters: “school” has one sound (oo) = 1 beat. Do not add beats: film = 1, school = 1, asked = 1.

1. 1.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) yellow (c) calculator
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) international (c) help
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) friend (c) electricity
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) world (c) rabbit
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) girl (c) picture
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) shirt (c) helicopter
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) umbrella (c) imagination
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) potato (c) friend
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) sister (c) strength
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) invitation (c) newspaper
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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