Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 941 · 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 “little”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) paper (c) opportunity
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) examination (c) avocado
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) people (c) information
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) electricity (c) river
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) computer (c) people
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) friend (c) understanding
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) newspaper (c) possibility
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) examination (c) jumped
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) water (c) curiosity
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) rabbit (c) university
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) electricity (c) important
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) together (c) doctor
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) imagination (c) sister
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) film (c) umbrella
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) monkey (c) invitation
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) yellow (c) banana
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) holiday (c) river
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

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