Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 766 · 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 “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) film (c) curiosity
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) asked (c) opportunity
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) examination (c) cloud
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) electricity (c) sister
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) together (c) mango
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) doctor (c) cloud
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) sister (c) caterpillar
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) imagination (c) bright
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) garden (c) world
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) biology (c) important
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) bright (c) refrigerator
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) calculator (c) refrigerator

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