Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 497 · 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 “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) school (c) photography
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) doctor (c) examination
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) activity (c) newspaper
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) caterpillar (c) jumped
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) helicopter (c) important
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) avocado (c) university
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) world (c) river
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) butterfly (c) people
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) teacher (c) jumped
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) avocado (c) computer
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

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