Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 968 · 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 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) teacher (c) important
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) calculator (c) banana
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) hippopotamus (c) film
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) opportunity (c) information
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) bright (c) little
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) paper (c) elephant
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) opportunity (c) shirt
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) activity (c) opportunity
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

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