Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 959 · 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 “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) umbrella (c) personality
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) conversation (c) river
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) window (c) yesterday
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) film (c) water
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) caterpillar (c) film
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) celebration (c) refrigerator
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) together (c) asked
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) little (c) information
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) university (c) yellow
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) curiosity (c) strength
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) asked (c) personality
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) examination (c) stretch
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) yesterday (c) monkey
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) answer (c) refrigerator
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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