Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 196 · 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 “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) together (b) imagination (c) photography
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) potato (c) table
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) conversation (c) computer
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) hippopotamus (c) conversation
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) refrigerator (c) umbrella
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) world (c) rabbit
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) girl (c) mango
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) avocado (c) girl
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) window (c) asked
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) vocabulary (c) paper
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) help (c) rabbit
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) understanding (c) cricket
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) avocado (c) examination
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) rabbit (c) electricity
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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