Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 964 · 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 “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) beautiful (c) possibility
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) river (c) personality
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) computer (c) strength
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) university (c) activity
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) garden (c) opportunity
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) help (c) information
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) possibility (c) little
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) teacher (c) film
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) university (c) kangaroo
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) imagination (c) happy
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) water (c) curiosity
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) monkey (c) watermelon
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) earth (b) personality (c) water
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) bright (c) banana
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) alligator (c) garden
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yellow (b) dinosaur (c) school
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

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