Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 623 · 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 “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) film (c) telephone
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hospital (b) earth (c) celebration
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) personality (c) understanding
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) friend (c) avocado
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) newspaper (c) film
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) river (c) newspaper
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) friend (c) sister
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) answer (c) watermelon
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) wonderful (c) vocabulary
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) mango (c) plant
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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