Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 851 · 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 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) cricket (c) world
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) film (c) animal
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) electricity (c) activity
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) calculator (c) tomato
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) umbrella (c) girl
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) pencil (c) friend
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) possibility (c) calculator
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) important (c) world
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) curiosity (c) girl
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) conversation (c) bright
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

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