Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 680 · 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) bright (b) curiosity (c) computer
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) banana (c) yellow
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) yesterday (c) table
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) child (c) kangaroo
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) square (c) television
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) hospital (c) garden
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) conversation (c) newspaper
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) wonderful (c) people
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) film (c) little
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) hippopotamus (c) window
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) plant (c) university
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) garden (c) opportunity
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) international (c) film
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) cloud (c) hippopotamus
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) calculator (c) electricity

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