Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 33 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) earth (c) vocabulary
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) water (c) computer
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) personality (c) table
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) animal (c) friend
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) calculator (c) friend
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) cricket (c) cloud
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) pencil (c) biology
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) important (c) help
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) plant (c) teacher
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) avocado (c) elephant
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

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