Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 960 · 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 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) world (c) rabbit
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) helicopter (c) yellow
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) doctor (c) helicopter
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) caterpillar (c) help
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) geography (c) rabbit
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) wonderful (c) strength
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) watermelon (c) university
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) stretch (c) vocabulary
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) potato (c) table
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) film (c) elephant
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

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