Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 669 · 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 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) grandmother (c) university
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) tomato (c) friend
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) stretch (c) international
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) avocado (c) doctor
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) paper (c) imagination
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) garden (c) wonderful
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) earth (b) opportunity (c) animal
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) holiday (c) electricity
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) activity (c) strength
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) potato (b) geography (c) electricity
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) calculator (c) girl
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) possibility (c) conversation

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