Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 706 · 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) beautiful (b) avocado (c) garden
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) doctor (b) personality (c) umbrella
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) child (c) caterpillar
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) helicopter (c) beautiful
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) bright (c) window
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) tomato (c) paper
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) happy (c) hospital
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

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