Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 810 · 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.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) hippopotamus (c) plant
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) yellow (c) celebration
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) wonderful (c) hippopotamus
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) shirt (c) important
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) beautiful (c) paper
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) invitation (c) yellow
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) holiday (c) sister
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) international (c) rabbit
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) important (c) personality
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) television (c) opportunity

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