Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 734 · 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 “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) world (c) doctor
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) hippopotamus (c) little
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) helicopter (c) film
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) asked (c) personality
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) bright (c) rabbit
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) invitation (c) personality
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) potato (c) geography
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) jumped (c) understanding
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) film (c) biology
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) mango (c) bright
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) sister (c) calculator
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) school (c) refrigerator
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

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