Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 858 · 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 1 syllable? (a) international (b) plant (c) cricket
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) window (c) calculator
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) cloud (c) curiosity
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) information (c) umbrella
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) refrigerator (c) biology
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) holiday (c) university
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) kangaroo (c) child
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) biology (c) people
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) telephone (c) film
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) water (c) girl
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) important (c) strength
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

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