Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 28 · 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 “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) caterpillar (c) hospital
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) bright (c) opportunity
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) geography (c) personality
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) film (c) alligator
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) jumped (c) examination
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) yellow (c) elephant
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) butterfly (c) girl
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) personality (c) computer
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) paper (c) international
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) water (c) calculator
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) television (c) possibility
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

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