Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 35 · 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 “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) earth (c) water
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) celebration (c) paper
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) curiosity (c) film
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) wonderful (c) paper
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) bright (c) imagination
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) water (c) helicopter
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) rabbit (c) school
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) together (c) sister
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) help (c) doctor
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) pencil (c) banana
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) asked (c) conversation
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) vocabulary (c) holiday
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) girl (c) celebration
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) hippopotamus
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

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