Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 756 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) vocabulary (c) cloud
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) celebration (c) river
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) girl (c) hippopotamus
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) electricity (c) shirt
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) child (c) opportunity
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) paper (c) biology
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) information (c) refrigerator
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) potato (c) watermelon
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) possibility (c) hospital
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

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