Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 692 · 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 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) picture (c) television
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) hospital (c) helicopter
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) alligator (c) together
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) monkey (c) celebration
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) square (c) mango
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) vocabulary (c) little
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) child (c) important
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) mango (c) beautiful
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) invitation (c) beautiful
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) television (c) curiosity
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

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