Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 665 · 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 “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) square (c) telephone
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) hospital (c) curiosity
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) table (c) umbrella
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) help (c) celebration
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) umbrella (c) bright
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) strength (c) computer
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) tomato (c) activity
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) university (c) invitation
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) world (c) water
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) cricket (c) invitation
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) holiday (c) shirt

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