Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 933 · 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 “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) table (c) watermelon
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) child (c) examination
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) helicopter (c) elephant
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) holiday (c) information
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) pencil (c) girl
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) helicopter (c) vocabulary
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) wonderful (c) vocabulary
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) examination (c) newspaper
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) biology (c) important
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) watermelon (c) bright
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) possibility (c) pencil

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