Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 812 · 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) kangaroo (b) bright (c) opportunity
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) international (c) garden
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) television (c) wonderful
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) information (c) cricket
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) happy (c) hippopotamus
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) information (c) girl
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) hippopotamus (c) plant
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) help (c) river
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) imagination (c) telephone
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) square (c) university
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) refrigerator (c) stretch
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) shirt (c) pencil
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) happy (c) helicopter
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) important (c) examination
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) activity (c) opportunity

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