Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 53 · 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 “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) important (c) television
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) important (c) electricity
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) refrigerator (c) helicopter
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) wonderful (c) square
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) stretch (c) answer
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) doctor (c) holiday
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) examination (c) film
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) refrigerator (c) tomato
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) holiday (c) plant
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) celebration (c) together
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) conversation (c) asked
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) helicopter (c) window
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

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