Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 352 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) university (c) potato
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) biology (c) possibility
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) asked (c) activity
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) television (c) tomato
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) beautiful (c) sister
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) grandmother (c) photography
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) helicopter (c) mango
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) help (c) television
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) pencil (c) curiosity

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