Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 185 · 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 “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) vocabulary (c) avocado
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) activity (c) umbrella
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) elephant (c) river
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) rabbit (c) yesterday
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) pencil (c) personality
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) potato (c) answer
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) television (c) paper
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) plant (c) understanding
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) personality (c) help
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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