Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 795 · 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.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) caterpillar (c) doctor
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) avocado (b) cricket (c) butterfly
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) yesterday (c) geography
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) strength (b) personality (c) helicopter
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) teacher (c) help
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) help (c) hippopotamus
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) world (c) answer
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) earth (c) tomato
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) picture (c) jumped
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) answer (c) photography
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) help (c) biology

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