Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 291 · 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 “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) calculator (c) earth
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) invitation (c) film
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) conversation (c) grandmother
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) television (c) cricket
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) paper (c) examination
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) mango (c) information
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) television (c) answer
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) invitation (c) personality
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) table (c) biology
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) possibility (c) monkey
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) doctor (c) strength
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) earth (c) helicopter
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) university (c) child
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

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