Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 490 · 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 “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) river (c) banana
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) doctor (b) understanding (c) examination
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) help (c) sister
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) friend (c) dinosaur
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) answer (c) university
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) monkey (b) together (c) jumped
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) earth (c) cricket
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) celebration (c) yesterday
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) pencil (c) caterpillar
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) grandmother (c) jumped
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

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