Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 884 · 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 “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) happy (c) watermelon
9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) world (c) table
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) examination (c) square
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) banana (c) photography
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) activity (c) water
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) people (b) help (c) understanding
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) square (c) banana
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) biology (c) paper
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) university (c) friend
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) bright (c) avocado
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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