Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 477 · 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 “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) girl (c) potato
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) calculator (c) river
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) invitation (c) cloud
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) photography (c) personality
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) school (c) paper
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) kangaroo (c) watermelon
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) asked (c) teacher
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) happy (c) geography
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) asked (c) table
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) girl (c) conversation
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) yellow (c) shirt

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