Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 93 · 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) vocabulary (b) calculator (c) child
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) window (c) avocado
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) information (c) cloud
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) university (c) monkey
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) celebration (c) rabbit
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) people (c) international
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) yellow (c) earth
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) sister (c) information
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) hospital (c) imagination
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) invitation (c) butterfly
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) information (c) kangaroo
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) little (c) curiosity
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) square (c) vocabulary
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) international (c) paper
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) electricity (c) square
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) international (c) caterpillar
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

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