Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 671 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) possibility (c) square
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) yesterday (c) little
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) garden (c) vocabulary
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) understanding (c) girl
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) hospital (c) international
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) information (c) square
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) happy (c) important
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) calculator (c) girl
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) together (c) hippopotamus
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) pencil (c) plant
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) geography (c) butterfly
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) curiosity (c) world

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