Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 982 · 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 “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) happy (c) asked
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) personality (c) wonderful
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) possibility (c) world
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) table (c) jumped
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) asked (c) caterpillar
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) river (c) asked
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) tomato (c) child
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) alligator (c) world
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) school (c) examination
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) plant (c) butterfly
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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