Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 842 · 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) monkey (b) electricity (c) helicopter
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) shirt (c) invitation
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) stretch (c) geography
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) avocado (b) imagination (c) potato
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) animal (c) square
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) telephone (c) celebration
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) child (c) geography
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) computer (c) stretch
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) activity (c) monkey
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) people (c) alligator
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) film (c) banana
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) possibility (c) window
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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