Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 331 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) information (c) answer
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) vocabulary (c) newspaper
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) school (c) helicopter
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) television (c) earth
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) film (c) mango
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) pencil (c) plant
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) people (c) holiday
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) newspaper (c) paper
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) bright (c) table
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) square (c) window
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) sister (c) computer
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) holiday (c) shirt
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) square (c) elephant
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) together (c) hippopotamus
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

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