Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 624 · 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 “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) people (b) stretch (c) helicopter
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) bright (c) television
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) animal (c) watermelon
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) yesterday (c) possibility
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) holiday (c) television
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) calculator (c) help
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) potato (b) opportunity (c) helicopter
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) cloud (c) table
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) mango (b) personality (c) umbrella
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

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