Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 646 · 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) girl (b) sister (c) invitation
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) umbrella (c) earth
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) refrigerator (c) yesterday
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) kangaroo (c) pencil
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) garden (b) conversation (c) international
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) plant (c) electricity
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) opportunity (c) cloud
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) important (c) world
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) examination (c) wonderful
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) avocado (c) university
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) university (c) mango
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) hospital (c) jumped
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) paper (c) together

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