Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 868 · 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 “world”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) celebration (c) garden
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) refrigerator (c) girl
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) hospital (c) activity
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) film (c) tomato
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) hospital (c) river
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) kangaroo (c) shirt
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) activity (c) hospital
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) earth (b) refrigerator (c) water
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) garden (c) hospital
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) elephant (c) doctor
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) hippopotamus (c) picture
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

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