Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 703 · 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 “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) square (c) television
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) helicopter (c) bright
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) shirt (c) personality
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) elephant (c) doctor
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) umbrella (c) curiosity
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) garden (c) girl
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) earth (c) paper
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) international (c) geography
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) hippopotamus (c) cloud
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) potato (c) monkey
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) doctor (c) examination

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