Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 180 · 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) invitation (b) animal (c) personality
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) child (c) important
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) university (c) alligator
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) garden (b) electricity (c) caterpillar
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) understanding (c) personality
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) curiosity (c) wonderful
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) biology (c) square
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) bright (c) elephant
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) mango (c) earth
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) imagination (c) film
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) refrigerator (c) world
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) strength (c) personality
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) avocado (c) garden

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