Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 189 · 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 “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) geography (c) umbrella
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) invitation (c) river
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) telephone (c) television
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) doctor (c) earth
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) asked (c) kangaroo
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) together (c) happy
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) examination (c) film
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

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