Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 986 · 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 “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) friend (c) avocado
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) sister (c) help
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) asked (c) photography
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) electricity (c) banana
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) university (c) kangaroo
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) personality (c) doctor
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) computer (c) cricket
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) friend (c) banana
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) geography (c) help
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) mango (c) beautiful
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) international (c) teacher
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) alligator (c) butterfly
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

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