Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 981 · 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 “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) calculator (c) plant
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) electricity (c) monkey
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) yesterday (c) examination
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) square (c) cricket
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) vocabulary (c) together
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) hospital (c) pencil
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) international (c) asked
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) watermelon (c) jumped
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) animal (c) electricity
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) kangaroo (c) square
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

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