Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 909 · 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 “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) asked (c) helicopter
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) hippopotamus (c) child
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) friend (c) yellow
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) world (c) cricket
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) helicopter (c) electricity
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) activity (c) teacher
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) paper (c) holiday
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) child (c) yesterday
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) square (c) activity
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) university (c) butterfly
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) refrigerator (c) earth
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

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