Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 985 · 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) possibility (b) computer (c) doctor
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) examination (c) calculator
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) refrigerator (c) answer
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) hippopotamus (c) helicopter
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) hippopotamus (c) friend
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) beautiful (c) refrigerator
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) river (c) girl
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) picture (c) girl
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) jumped (c) caterpillar
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) girl (c) caterpillar
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) invitation (b) yellow (c) refrigerator
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) girl
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) mango (c) vocabulary
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) vocabulary (c) animal
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) sister (c) beautiful
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

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