Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 878 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) paper (c) helicopter
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) potato (b) personality (c) conversation
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) stretch (c) university
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) newspaper (c) happy
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) electricity (c) biology
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) cricket (c) bright
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) pencil (c) umbrella
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) bright (c) table
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) animal (c) school
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) little (c) friend
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) answer (c) imagination
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) important (c) friend

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