Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 914 · 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 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) watermelon (c) elephant
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) yellow (c) cloud
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) vocabulary (c) sister
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) electricity (c) avocado
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) avocado (c) people
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) hippopotamus
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) bright (c) conversation
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) biology (c) friend
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) plant (c) doctor
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) university (c) dinosaur
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) invitation (c) jumped
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) potato (c) friend
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) help (c) teacher
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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