Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 85 · 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 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) film (c) cricket
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) caterpillar (c) yellow
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) yesterday (c) invitation
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) umbrella (c) conversation
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) cloud (c) geography
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) watermelon (c) paper
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) celebration (c) earth
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) happy (c) world
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) curiosity (c) people

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