Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 515 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) jumped (c) international
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) calculator (c) tomato
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) friend (c) people
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) helicopter (c) holiday
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) teacher (c) kangaroo
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) picture (c) girl
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) window
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) celebration (c) rabbit
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) activity (c) holiday
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) understanding (c) elephant
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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