Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 567 · 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) geography (b) cloud (c) grandmother
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) film (c) people
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) answer (c) strength
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) help (c) animal
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) tomato (c) asked
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) holiday (c) world
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) rabbit (c) newspaper
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) electricity (c) understanding
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) water (c) personality
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) people (c) hospital

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