Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 179 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) monkey (c) calculator
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) beautiful (c) girl
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) calculator (c) plant
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) picture (c) international
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) little (c) asked
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) child (c) happy
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) school (c) vocabulary
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) kangaroo (c) geography
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) paper (c) square
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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