Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 336 · 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 “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) alligator (c) yellow
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) little (c) biology
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) alligator (c) tomato
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) cricket (c) invitation
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) jumped (c) possibility
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) curiosity (c) shirt
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) umbrella (c) possibility
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) calculator (c) yellow
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) opportunity (c) plant
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) alligator (c) river
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) newspaper (c) electricity
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) mango (b) university (c) butterfly
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) imagination (c) monkey
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) bright (c) important
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) dinosaur (c) monkey
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) beautiful (c) people
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) together (b) understanding (c) stretch
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

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