Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 99 · 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 “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) plant (c) little
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) strength (c) umbrella
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) computer (c) school
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) elephant (c) strength
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) little (c) avocado
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) paper (c) plant
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) banana (c) asked
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) animal (c) shirt
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) shirt (c) electricity

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