Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 525 · 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 “help”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) tomato (c) window
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) possibility (c) computer
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) earth (c) vocabulary
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) dinosaur (c) information
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) happy (c) school
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) holiday (c) yellow
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) answer (c) caterpillar

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