Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 150 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) hospital (c) girl
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) earth (c) little
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) cloud (c) beautiful
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) bright (c) avocado
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) helicopter (c) wonderful
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) understanding (c) river
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) alligator (c) opportunity
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) conversation (c) sister
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) information (c) shirt
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) imagination (c) yellow

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