Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 754 · 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 “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) university (c) teacher
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) happy (c) biology
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) garden (c) invitation
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) window (c) electricity
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) conversation (c) earth
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) watermelon (c) electricity
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) photography (c) asked
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) cricket (c) film
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) watermelon (c) jumped
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yellow (b) invitation (c) square
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) hospital (c) biology
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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