Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 598 · 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.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) refrigerator (c) film
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) vocabulary (c) wonderful
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) together (c) refrigerator
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) geography (c) yesterday
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) vocabulary (c) holiday
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) paper (c) computer
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) potato (c) conversation
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) window (c) important
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) electricity (c) sister
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) help (c) garden
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) girl (c) watermelon
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) banana (c) activity
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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