Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 547 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) mango (c) strength
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) invitation (c) electricity
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) helicopter (c) square
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) wonderful (c) paper
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) asked (c) understanding
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) animal (c) university
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) curiosity (c) shirt
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) water (c) activity
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) possibility (c) bright
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) understanding (c) strength
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) vocabulary (c) school
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) help (c) personality
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

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