Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 87 · 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 “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) wonderful (c) refrigerator
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) earth (c) people
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) little (b) caterpillar (c) refrigerator
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) photography (c) girl
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) garden (c) potato
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) calculator (c) vocabulary
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) photography (c) newspaper
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) girl (c) table
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) dinosaur (c) monkey
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) rabbit (c) invitation
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) square (c) table
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) information (c) elephant
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) garden (b) television (c) opportunity

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