Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 64 · 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 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) activity (c) paper
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) holiday (c) avocado
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) international (c) television
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) kangaroo (c) film
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) potato (c) examination
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) watermelon (c) electricity
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

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