Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 9 · 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.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) girl (c) biology
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) information (c) school
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) activity (c) grandmother
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) cloud (c) holiday
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) personality (c) bright
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) sister (c) umbrella
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) photography (c) wonderful
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) hospital (c) possibility
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) hospital (c) film
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) plant (c) television
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) film (c) answer
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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