Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 702 · 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 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) little (c) bright
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) hippopotamus (c) calculator
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) biology (c) answer
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) cricket (c) information
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) elephant (b) calculator (c) teacher
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) understanding (c) little
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) information (c) child
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) watermelon
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) curiosity (c) together
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) animal (c) square
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) water (c) invitation
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

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