Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 294 · 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) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) asked (c) opportunity
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) cricket (c) curiosity
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) alligator (c) jumped
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) elephant (c) watermelon
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) square (c) hippopotamus
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) possibility (c) picture
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) university (c) teacher
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) hippopotamus (c) grandmother
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) asked (c) photography
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) yesterday (c) international

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