Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 397 · 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 “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) hospital (c) film
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) teacher (c) plant
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) umbrella (c) help
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) university (c) shirt
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) wonderful (c) television
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) stretch (c) photography
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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