Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 81 · 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 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) strength (c) personality
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) calculator (c) garden
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) wonderful (c) caterpillar
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) strength (b) garden (c) caterpillar
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) garden (c) friend
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) refrigerator (c) dinosaur
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) help (c) wonderful
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) stretch (c) potato
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) banana (c) celebration
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) activity
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) holiday (c) film
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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