Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 115 · 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 “international”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) film (c) doctor
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) world (c) caterpillar
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) friend (c) window
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) mango (b) stretch (c) banana
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) bright (c) elephant
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) watermelon (c) cloud
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) avocado (c) animal
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) curiosity (c) helicopter
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) cloud (c) avocado
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) hospital (c) child
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) asked (c) international

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