Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 355 · 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 “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) activity (c) bright
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) water (c) beautiful
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) grandmother (c) examination
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) dinosaur (c) world
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) telephone (c) vocabulary
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) helicopter (c) tomato
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) animal (c) activity
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) sister (c) wonderful
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) school (c) refrigerator
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) international (c) child

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