Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 533 · 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 “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) plant (c) yellow
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) telephone (c) sister
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) computer (c) river
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) girl (c) elephant
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) world (c) photography
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) girl (c) electricity
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) information (c) hippopotamus
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) help (c) rabbit
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) strength (c) sister
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) television (c) imagination
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) square (c) computer
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) butterfly (c) opportunity
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) girl (c) window
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2

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