Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 709 · 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 5 syllables? (a) help (b) calculator (c) opportunity
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) cricket (c) celebration
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) pencil (c) film
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) bright (c) kangaroo
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) avocado (c) world
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) film (c) television
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) strength (c) monkey
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) activity (c) water
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) shirt (c) little

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