Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 562 · 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 “table”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) invitation (c) possibility
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) understanding (c) rabbit
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) hospital (c) mango
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) calculator (c) asked
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) tomato (c) curiosity
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) hippopotamus (c) mango
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) photography (c) cloud
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) girl (c) butterfly
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) alligator (c) jumped
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) window (c) opportunity
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

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