Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 965 · 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 “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) information (c) curiosity
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) school (c) beautiful
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) opportunity (c) strength
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) asked (c) elephant
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) university (c) picture
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) examination (c) asked
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) yellow (c) school
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) photography (c) water
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) girl (c) grandmother
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) computer (c) imagination
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) monkey (c) electricity

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