Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 278 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) imagination (c) shirt
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) invitation (b) computer (c) teacher
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) electricity (c) stretch
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) international (c) water
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) understanding (c) opportunity
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) holiday (c) understanding
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) shirt (c) potato
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

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