Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 643 · 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 “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) yellow (c) help
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) jumped (c) butterfly
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) butterfly (c) paper
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) examination (c) helicopter
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) kangaroo (c) mango
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) window (c) hospital
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) mango (c) plant
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) girl (c) university
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) refrigerator (c) asked
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) yesterday (c) watermelon
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) imagination (c) girl

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