Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 156 · 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 “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) happy (c) butterfly
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) avocado (c) garden
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) university (c) garden
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) calculator (c) opportunity
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) understanding (c) happy
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) important (c) water
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) personality (c) girl
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) teacher (c) information
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) plant (c) newspaper
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) friend (c) vocabulary
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

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