Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 293 · 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 “important”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) activity (c) picture
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) answer (c) hippopotamus
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) film (c) biology
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) hospital (c) refrigerator
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) invitation (c) hospital
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) child (c) hippopotamus
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) kangaroo (c) cloud
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) invitation (c) curiosity
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) umbrella (c) avocado
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) electricity (c) banana
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) beautiful (c) watermelon
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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