Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 308 · 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) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) university (c) rabbit
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) holiday (c) square
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) watermelon (c) electricity
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) pencil (c) world
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) picture (c) potato
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) electricity (c) friend
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) kangaroo (c) photography
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) kangaroo (c) examination
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) elephant (c) people
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) computer (c) international

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