Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 759 · 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 “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) square (c) answer
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) opportunity (c) potato
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) computer (c) doctor
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) asked (c) umbrella
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) picture (b) television (c) help
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) table (c) geography
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) little (c) curiosity
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) world (c) geography
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) film (c) cricket
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) cloud (c) yellow
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) mango (c) banana
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) grandmother (c) cricket
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) invitation (c) film
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) happy (c) school

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