Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 571 · 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 “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) umbrella (c) strength
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) examination (c) happy
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) calculator (c) potato
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) curiosity (c) teacher
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yellow (b) possibility (c) information
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) monkey (c) shirt
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) yellow (c) potato
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) hippopotamus (c) pencil
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) answer (c) strength
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) friend (c) kangaroo

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