Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 839 · 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 “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) photography (c) opportunity
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) invitation (b) monkey (c) refrigerator
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) rabbit (c) celebration
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) film (c) electricity
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) understanding (c) bright
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) rabbit (c) celebration
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) stretch (c) alligator
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) girl (c) little
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) asked
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) university (c) happy
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

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