Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 52 · 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 “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) electricity (c) umbrella
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) picture (c) understanding
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) shirt (c) garden
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) hospital (c) pencil
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) teacher (c) bright
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) friend (c) international
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) cloud (c) information
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) telephone (c) teacher
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) television (c) elephant
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) dinosaur (c) earth
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) curiosity (c) dinosaur
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) hippopotamus (c) elephant
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) square (c) potato
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

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