Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 614 · 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 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) international (c) telephone
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) girl (c) hippopotamus
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) child (c) umbrella
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) university (c) caterpillar
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) celebration (c) stretch
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) geography (c) jumped
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) world (c) holiday
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) strength (c) doctor
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) happy (c) bright
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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