Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 24 · 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 “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) asked (c) international
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) bright (c) possibility
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) stretch (c) understanding
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) television (c) girl
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) yellow (c) telephone
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) yellow (c) strength
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) possibility (c) activity
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) international (c) invitation
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yellow (b) square (c) caterpillar
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) personality (c) activity
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) wonderful (c) shirt
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

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