Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 727 · 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 “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) holiday (c) vocabulary
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) animal (c) hippopotamus
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) film (c) refrigerator
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) watermelon (c) computer
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) help (c) wonderful
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) umbrella (c) conversation
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) garden (c) electricity
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) school (c) cricket
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) newspaper (c) child
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

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