Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 132 · 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 “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) television (c) dinosaur
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) garden (c) university
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) picture (c) jumped
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) conversation (c) little
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) school (c) caterpillar
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) examination (c) earth
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) celebration (c) umbrella
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) people (c) cloud
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) invitation (c) opportunity
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) garden (c) child
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) cricket (c) umbrella
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) helicopter (c) opportunity
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) invitation (c) plant
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) people (c) activity
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

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