Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 296 · 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 “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) girl (c) pencil
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) school (c) curiosity
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) doctor (c) banana
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) plant (c) doctor
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) film (c) pencil
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) calculator (c) monkey
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) friend (c) photography
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) avocado (c) elephant
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) stretch (c) cricket
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) window (c) yesterday
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) refrigerator (c) computer
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

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