Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 604 · 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 “university”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) avocado (c) friend
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) international (c) invitation
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) kangaroo (c) friend
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) animal (c) university
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) vocabulary (c) computer
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) elephant (c) curiosity
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) kangaroo (c) child
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) possibility (c) table
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) yesterday (c) personality
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) conversation (c) little
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

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