Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 522 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) alligator (c) umbrella
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) important (c) world
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) cricket (c) plant
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) calculator (c) imagination
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) elephant (c) biology
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) activity (c) girl
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) paper (c) asked
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) watermelon (c) elephant
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) yesterday (c) avocado
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) helicopter (c) river
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) square (c) international
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) monkey (c) examination
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) plant (c) personality
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) mango (b) personality (c) newspaper
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) friend (c) rabbit
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) school (c) possibility

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