Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 233 · 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 “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) television (c) curiosity
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) information (c) asked
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) potato (c) water
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) understanding (c) examination
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) animal (c) calculator
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) important (c) activity
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) imagination (c) paper
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) pencil (c) telephone
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) vocabulary (c) happy
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) umbrella (c) calculator
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) newspaper (c) watermelon
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) photography (c) important
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

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