Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 728 · 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 “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) opportunity (c) understanding
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) alligator (c) examination
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) pencil (c) possibility
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) world (c) wonderful
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) asked (c) holiday
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) refrigerator (c) invitation
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) yellow (c) girl
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) cloud (c) examination
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) newspaper (c) helicopter
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) caterpillar (c) river
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) elephant (c) shirt
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) cricket (c) film
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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