Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 720 · 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 “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) umbrella (c) information
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) conversation (c) vocabulary
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) curiosity (c) butterfly
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) watermelon (c) together
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) celebration (c) happy
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) possibility (c) stretch
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) biology (c) dinosaur
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) geography
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) conversation (c) tomato

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