Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 694 · 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) imagination (b) beautiful (c) information
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) helicopter (c) international
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) avocado (c) doctor
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) child (c) butterfly
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) important (c) child
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) possibility (c) caterpillar
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) wonderful (c) television
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) shirt (c) curiosity
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) tomato (c) refrigerator
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) monkey (c) celebration
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) stretch (c) garden
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) together (b) picture (c) film

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