Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 152 · 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 “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) television (c) cricket
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) answer (c) jumped
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) watermelon (c) table
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) friend (c) animal
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) important (c) pencil
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) dinosaur (c) film
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) world (c) together
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) invitation (c) pencil
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) strength
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) international (c) friend
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) possibility (c) calculator
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

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