Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 47 · 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 “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) personality (c) people
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) jumped (c) television
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) invitation (c) possibility
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) monkey (c) tomato
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) friend (c) photography
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) hippopotamus (c) girl
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) international (c) friend
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) personality (c) child
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) understanding (c) yesterday
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

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