Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 588 · 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 “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) earth (c) imagination
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) school (c) opportunity
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) girl (c) caterpillar
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) earth (c) hippopotamus
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) butterfly (c) cloud
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) refrigerator (c) happy
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) river (c) cloud
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) rabbit (c) university
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) examination (c) photography
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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