Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 483 · 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 “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) university (c) happy
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) girl (c) electricity
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) photography (c) cloud
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) help (c) monkey
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) conversation (c) umbrella
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) curiosity (c) grandmother
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) girl (c) refrigerator
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) understanding (c) electricity
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) together (c) bright
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) tomato (b) plant (c) rabbit
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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