Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 861 · 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) girl (b) curiosity (c) biology
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) dinosaur (c) doctor
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) cricket (c) yesterday
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) elephant (c) personality
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) cricket (c) cloud
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) asked (c) doctor
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) university (c) stretch
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) television (c) girl
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) paper (c) together
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) world (c) mango
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) bright (c) activity
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4

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