Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 199 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) yellow (c) animal
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) television (c) teacher
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) cloud (c) beautiful
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) caterpillar (c) mango
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) electricity (c) friend
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) world (c) photography
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) bright (c) personality
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) geography (c) elephant
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) geography (c) personality
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

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