Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 875 · 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 “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) water (c) television
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) calculator (c) friend
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) potato (c) invitation
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) teacher (c) asked
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) information (c) refrigerator
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) bright (c) answer
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) animal (c) curiosity
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) calculator (c) teacher
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) caterpillar (c) together
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) photography (c) window
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) help (c) teacher
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) activity (c) picture
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

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