Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 612 · 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 “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) university (c) picture
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) conversation (c) kangaroo
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) electricity (c) happy
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) wonderful (c) school
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) yellow (c) grandmother
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) little (c) alligator
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) potato (c) strength
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) water (c) elephant
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) doctor (c) vocabulary
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) world (c) activity
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) hospital (c) bright

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