Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 437 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) understanding (c) animal
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) alligator (c) jumped
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) shirt (c) picture
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) strength (c) window
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) alligator (c) girl
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) hippopotamus (c) hospital
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) potato (c) paper
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) international (c) geography
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) people (c) tomato
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) television (c) butterfly
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) holiday (c) rabbit
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

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