Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 60 · 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 1 syllable? (a) university (b) strength (c) table
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) computer (b) sister (c) biology
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) computer (c) curiosity
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) jumped (c) personality
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) happy (c) biology
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) tomato (c) little
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) together (c) hippopotamus
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) grandmother (c) celebration
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) yellow (c) kangaroo
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) invitation (c) grandmother
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) school (c) refrigerator
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) monkey (c) film
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

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