Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 869 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) caterpillar (c) friend
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) international (c) celebration
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) little (c) film
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) plant (c) hospital
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) examination (c) calculator
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) photography (c) examination
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) yesterday (c) conversation
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) imagination (c) garden
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) girl (c) butterfly
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) imagination (c) information
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) curiosity (c) mango
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

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