Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 307 · 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 “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) holiday (c) photography
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) newspaper (c) monkey
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) little (c) animal
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) people (c) friend
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) understanding (c) university
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) plant (c) happy
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) electricity (c) garden
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) opportunity (c) butterfly
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) school (c) hippopotamus
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) banana (c) picture
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) shirt (c) biology
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) biology (c) holiday
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) together (c) monkey
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) dinosaur (c) pencil
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

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