Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 730 · 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 3 syllables? (a) little (b) geography (c) holiday
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) information (c) world
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) conversation (c) teacher
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) computer (c) invitation
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) photography (c) umbrella
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) invitation (c) dinosaur
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) asked (c) window
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) television (c) teacher
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) square (c) sister
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) opportunity (c) yellow
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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