Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 7 · 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 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) elephant (c) sister
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) biology (c) kangaroo
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) garden (b) conversation (c) earth
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) wonderful (c) garden
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) celebration (c) imagination
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) paper (c) bright
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) important (c) people
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) helicopter (c) child
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) animal (c) curiosity
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) butterfly (c) teacher
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) photography (c) telephone
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

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