Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 631 · 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 “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) university (c) rabbit
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) examination (c) window
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) invitation (c) teacher
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) girl (c) caterpillar
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) watermelon (c) asked
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) kangaroo (c) electricity
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) school (c) wonderful
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) friend (c) electricity
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) answer (c) international
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

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