Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 473 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) beautiful (c) strength
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) watermelon (c) picture
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) shirt (c) umbrella
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) hospital (c) water
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) butterfly (c) school
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) world (c) university
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) helicopter (c) computer
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) people (c) university
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) helicopter (c) tomato

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