Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 358 · 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 “important”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) television (c) vocabulary
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) friend (c) teacher
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) yesterday (c) personality
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) grandmother (c) hippopotamus
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) pencil (c) asked
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) examination (c) happy
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) biology (c) umbrella
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) mango (c) calculator
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) possibility (c) water
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) happy (c) personality
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) sister (c) caterpillar
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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