Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 568 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) mango (c) world
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) international (c) avocado
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) curiosity (c) little
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) hippopotamus (c) friend
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) umbrella (c) avocado
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) strength (b) personality (c) invitation
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) refrigerator (c) little
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) helicopter (c) river
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) yesterday (c) help
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) answer (c) asked
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) curiosity (c) sister
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) bright (c) important
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) grandmother (c) personality
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) international (c) mango
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) world (c) potato
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

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