Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 994 · 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 “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) world (c) river
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) important (c) celebration
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) curiosity (c) garden
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) hippopotamus (c) world
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) people (c) understanding
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) photography (c) important
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) refrigerator (c) help
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) refrigerator (c) umbrella
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) together (c) monkey
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

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