Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 379 · 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 “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) monkey (c) curiosity
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) strength (c) possibility
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) newspaper (c) television
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) celebration (c) refrigerator
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) rabbit (c) beautiful
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) elephant (c) window
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) invitation (c) together
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) watermelon (c) paper
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) cloud (c) biology
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) computer (c) teacher
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) water (c) refrigerator
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) stretch (b) refrigerator (c) beautiful
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yellow (b) school (c) potato
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) telephone (c) monkey
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) yesterday (c) activity

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