Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 751 · 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 “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) television (c) jumped
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) little (c) potato
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) friend (c) monkey
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) beautiful (c) avocado
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) umbrella (c) helicopter
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) personality (c) caterpillar
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

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