Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 710 · 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 “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) avocado (c) paper
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) child (c) holiday
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) information (c) girl
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) yellow (c) banana
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) answer (c) examination
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) cricket (c) possibility
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) river (c) possibility
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) animal (c) examination
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) stretch (c) butterfly
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) alligator (c) vocabulary
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

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