Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 971 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) helicopter (c) friend
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) kangaroo (c) electricity
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) beautiful (c) curiosity
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) river (c) girl
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) bright (c) hippopotamus
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) jumped (c) table
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) invitation (c) university
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) holiday (c) water
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) earth (c) possibility

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