Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 512 · 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 “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) examination (c) earth
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) important (c) doctor
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) cricket (c) electricity
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) vocabulary (c) elephant
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) river (c) caterpillar
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) possibility (c) elephant
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) curiosity (c) kangaroo
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) monkey (c) bright
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) television (c) picture
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) strength (c) sister
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) butterfly (c) river
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) possibility (c) pencil
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

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