Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 930 · 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 “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yellow (b) school (c) refrigerator
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) paper (c) animal
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) beautiful (c) strength
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) television (c) electricity
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) school (c) kangaroo
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) refrigerator (c) together
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) kangaroo (c) possibility
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) imagination (c) computer
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) help (c) invitation
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cricket (b) tomato (c) electricity
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

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