Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 398 · 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 “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) child (c) telephone
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) information (c) stretch
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) invitation (c) friend
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) stretch (c) television
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) water (b) girl (c) biology
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) invitation (c) strength
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) alligator
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) imagination (c) yesterday
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hospital (b) window (c) geography
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) plant (c) caterpillar
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) people (c) jumped
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) beautiful (c) school
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) garden (c) avocado
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) opportunity (c) holiday
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

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