Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 301 · 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 “information”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) invitation (c) pencil
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) international (c) help
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) avocado (c) cloud
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) hospital (c) happy
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) hospital (c) university
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) water (c) hospital
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) garden (c) calculator
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) holiday (c) mango
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) world (c) important
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) activity (c) plant
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) doctor (c) yesterday
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) square (c) paper
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) geography (c) shirt

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