Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 527 · 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 “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) curiosity (c) understanding
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) cloud (c) photography
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) jumped (c) window
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) jumped (c) beautiful
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) television (c) strength
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) potato (c) world
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) river (c) international
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) little (c) television
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) geography (c) examination
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) hospital (c) examination
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

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