Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 767 · 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 “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) elephant (c) opportunity
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) cricket (c) conversation
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) happy (c) yesterday
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) yellow (c) calculator
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) invitation (c) teacher
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) doctor (c) elephant
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) sister (c) strength
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) shirt (c) water
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) tomato (c) cricket
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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