Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 890 · 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) tomato (b) picture (c) refrigerator
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) holiday (c) calculator
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) friend
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) newspaper (c) curiosity
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) possibility (c) girl
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) paper (c) asked
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) square (c) water
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) kangaroo (c) river
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) computer (c) cloud
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) sister (c) celebration
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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