Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 18 · 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 4 syllables? (a) little (b) plant (c) biology
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) understanding (c) earth
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) watermelon (c) possibility
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) school (c) conversation
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) dinosaur (c) international
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) people (c) plant
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) garden (c) strength
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) imagination (c) strength
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) opportunity (c) water
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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