Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 675 · 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 “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) curiosity (c) garden
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) helicopter (c) university
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) picture (c) jumped
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) imagination (c) window
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) elephant (c) sister
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) television (c) plant
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) geography (c) child
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) invitation (b) personality (c) doctor
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) child (c) river
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) holiday (c) examination
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) cricket (c) calculator
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) biology (c) curiosity
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) avocado (c) yesterday
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) television (c) garden
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

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