Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 507 · 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 “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) watermelon (c) opportunity
4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) alligator (c) potato
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) biology (c) asked
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) computer (c) caterpillar
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) teacher (c) alligator
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) shirt (c) rabbit
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) bright (c) invitation
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) curiosity (c) television
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) world (c) happy
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) invitation (c) personality
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) animal (b) world (c) electricity
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

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