Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 729 · 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 “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) window (c) geography
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) helicopter (c) friend
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) opportunity (c) wonderful
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) bright (c) mango
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) international (c) important
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) help (c) imagination
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) yesterday (c) caterpillar
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) water (b) electricity (c) watermelon
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) holiday (c) jumped
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) window (c) plant
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) helicopter (c) friend
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) film (c) garden
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) dinosaur (c) helicopter
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) answer (c) university
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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