Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 912 · 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) girl (b) little (c) kangaroo
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) butterfly (c) cloud
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) activity (c) river
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) earth (c) biology
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) friend (c) international
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) dinosaur (c) refrigerator
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) alligator (c) people
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) friend (c) holiday
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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