Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 100 · 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 “photography”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) jumped (c) garden
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) imagination (c) square
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) strength (c) conversation
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) child (c) table
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) answer (c) help
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) beautiful (c) strength
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) child (c) happy
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) butterfly (c) information
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) opportunity (c) invitation
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

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