Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 243 · 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 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) photography (c) happy
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) teacher (c) world
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) rabbit (c) school
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) caterpillar (c) bright
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) understanding (c) plant
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) plant (c) university
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) curiosity (c) umbrella
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) butterfly (c) river
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) geography (c) girl
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) girl (c) hospital

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