Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 377 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) world (c) grandmother
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) strength (c) answer
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) doctor (c) opportunity
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) bright
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) monkey (c) information
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) happy (c) earth
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) holiday (c) film
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) tomato (c) hippopotamus
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) banana (c) table
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) stretch (c) tomato
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) photography (c) answer
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

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