Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 686 · 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 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) happy (c) computer
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) plant (c) personality
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) imagination (c) newspaper
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) banana (c) picture
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) curiosity (c) bright
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) girl (c) electricity
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) curiosity (c) paper
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) conversation (c) hospital
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

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