Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 894 · 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 “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) tomato (c) child
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) vocabulary (c) yellow
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) important (c) school
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) bright (c) cricket
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) potato (c) electricity
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) celebration (c) river
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) mango (c) avocado
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) helicopter (c) pencil
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) calculator (c) film
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) personality (c) animal
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) river (c) asked
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) yesterday (c) film
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) university (c) water

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