Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 536 · 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 “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) understanding (c) imagination
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) computer (c) water
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) curiosity (c) happy
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) activity (c) bright
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) table (c) plant
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) child (c) curiosity
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) yellow (c) cloud
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) doctor (c) examination
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) people (c) important
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

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