Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 71 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) garden (c) asked
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) together (b) stretch (c) answer
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) butterfly
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) cloud (c) answer
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) understanding (c) yesterday
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) beautiful (c) activity
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) important (c) earth
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) doctor (b) personality (c) banana
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) possibility (c) doctor
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) television (c) together
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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