Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 119 · 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 “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) international (c) mango
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) vocabulary (c) help
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) hippopotamus (c) understanding
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) personality (c) information
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) paper (c) opportunity
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) film (c) invitation
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) sister (c) umbrella
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) refrigerator (c) yellow
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

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