Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 538 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) stretch (c) personality
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) shirt (c) photography
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) alligator (c) picture
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) earth (b) imagination (c) grandmother
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) understanding (c) bright
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) possibility (c) asked
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) butterfly (c) stretch
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) imagination (c) answer
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) wonderful (c) school
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) banana (c) window
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) child (c) beautiful
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) understanding (c) hospital
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) imagination (c) alligator
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) potato (c) calculator

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