Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 314 · 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 “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) shirt (c) telephone
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) avocado (c) asked
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) dinosaur (c) opportunity
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) elephant (c) celebration
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) world (c) hospital
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) hippopotamus (c) friend
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) jumped (c) banana
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) hospital (c) university
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) university (c) earth
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) vocabulary (c) photography
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) film (c) beautiful
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) geography (c) personality

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