Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 789 · 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 “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) celebration (c) window
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) photography (c) happy
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) animal (c) child
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) holiday (c) help
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) examination (c) computer
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) paper (c) electricity
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) mango (c) imagination
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) plant (c) invitation
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) garden (c) asked
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) opportunity (c) picture
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) hospital (c) opportunity
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) asked (c) understanding
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) calculator (c) window
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) geography (c) kangaroo
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) newspaper (c) sister
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

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