Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 15 · 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 “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) international (c) window
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) avocado (c) curiosity
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) school (c) examination
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) square (c) mango
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) celebration (c) shirt
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) kangaroo (c) university
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) asked
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) potato (c) world
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) banana (c) television
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) table (c) banana
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

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