Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 67 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) beautiful (c) jumped
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) hospital (c) garden
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) help (c) opportunity
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) possibility (c) newspaper
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) friend (c) hippopotamus
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) school (c) alligator
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) child (c) opportunity
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) important (c) asked
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) table (c) invitation
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) world (c) dinosaur
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

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