Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 605 · 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 “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) opportunity (c) avocado
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) vocabulary (c) cloud
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) photography (c) strength
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) activity (c) cricket
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) invitation (c) telephone
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) understanding (c) asked
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) girl (c) television
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) child (c) grandmother
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) table (c) film
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) curiosity (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) animal (b) hippopotamus (c) helicopter
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

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