Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 42 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) telephone (c) bright
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) teacher (c) hospital
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) picture (c) imagination
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) geography (c) plant
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) conversation (c) pencil
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) doctor (b) electricity (c) tomato
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) hippopotamus (c) mango
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) possibility (c) doctor
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) refrigerator (c) happy
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

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