Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 961 · 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 “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) plant (c) vocabulary
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) alligator (c) wonderful
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) together (b) watermelon (c) examination
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) friend (c) picture
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) imagination (c) happy
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) possibility (c) water
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) important (c) doctor
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) calculator (c) curiosity
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) friend
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) monkey (c) stretch

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