Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 741 · 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 “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) celebration (c) school
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) curiosity (c) school
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) banana (c) cloud
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) monkey (c) opportunity
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) understanding (c) elephant
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) child (c) possibility
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) girl (c) tomato
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) umbrella (c) biology
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

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