Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 517 · 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 “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) mango (b) stretch (c) opportunity
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) understanding (c) paper
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) avocado (c) girl
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) newspaper (c) curiosity
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) important (c) river
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) umbrella (c) possibility
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) umbrella (c) paper
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) pencil (c) opportunity
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) school (c) little
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) together (c) window
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) teacher (c) telephone
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) square (c) doctor
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) photography (c) school
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) child (c) possibility

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