Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 962 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) shirt (c) yellow
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) happy (c) watermelon
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) international (c) strength
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) grandmother (c) paper
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) refrigerator (c) world
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) little (b) international (c) banana
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) hippopotamus (c) teacher
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) geography (c) examination
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) wonderful (c) electricity
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

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