Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 716 · 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) animal (b) curiosity (c) table
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) water (c) jumped
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) calculator
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) strength (c) elephant
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) girl (c) grandmother
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) film (c) curiosity
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) hippopotamus (c) sister
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) film (c) invitation
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) wonderful (c) electricity
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) shirt (c) understanding
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) wonderful (c) invitation
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) information (c) international
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) potato (c) understanding
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) bright (c) dinosaur

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