Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 922 · 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 “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) activity (c) pencil
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) avocado (c) important
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) television (c) monkey
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) watermelon (c) possibility
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) vocabulary (c) banana
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) personality (c) yesterday
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) together (c) school
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) little (c) helicopter
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) film (c) table
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) earth (b) university (c) telephone
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) international (c) rabbit
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

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