Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 825 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) garden (c) potato
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) international (c) umbrella
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) cloud (c) watermelon
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) school (c) telephone
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) curiosity (c) happy
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) biology (c) beautiful
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) pencil (c) opportunity
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) film (c) avocado
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) sister (c) understanding
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) important (c) television
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) invitation (c) square
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) university (c) plant
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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