Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 574 · 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 “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) friend (c) biology
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) holiday (c) bright
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) school (c) television
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) bright (c) helicopter
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) important (c) vocabulary
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) imagination (c) dinosaur
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) garden (c) imagination
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) university (c) photography
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) international (c) doctor
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) jumped (c) kangaroo
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) understanding (c) film
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) hospital (c) square
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) beautiful (c) child

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