Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 94 · 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 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) caterpillar (c) hippopotamus
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) help (c) sister
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) stretch (c) potato
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) opportunity (c) garden
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) vocabulary (c) school
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) child (c) rabbit
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) university (c) television
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) answer (c) personality
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) banana (c) asked
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) cricket (c) school

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