Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 126 · 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 “water”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) window (c) square
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) mango (c) yesterday
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) celebration (c) table
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) people (c) plant
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) shirt (c) potato
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) helicopter (c) opportunity
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) university (c) answer
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) child (c) international
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) film (c) kangaroo
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) sister (c) stretch
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) personality (c) tomato
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

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