Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 979 · 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 “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) university (c) cricket
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) asked (c) potato
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) girl (c) teacher
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) celebration (c) world
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) caterpillar (c) friend
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) school (c) hospital
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) friend (c) tomato
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) kangaroo (c) child
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) geography (c) electricity

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