Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 337 · 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 “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) university (c) girl
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) vocabulary (c) sister
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) university (c) table
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) university (c) girl
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) sister (c) tomato
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) calculator (c) international
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) electricity (c) invitation
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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