Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 738 · 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 “water”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) earth (c) personality
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) teacher (c) television
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) potato (c) cloud
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) watermelon (c) window
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) strength
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) curiosity (c) yesterday
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) banana (c) curiosity
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) invitation (c) paper
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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