Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 214 · 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 “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) asked (c) possibility
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) stretch (c) imagination
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) square (c) sister
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) examination (c) earth
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) window (c) together
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) tomato (b) teacher (c) international
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) school (c) electricity
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) window (c) geography
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) asked (c) curiosity
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

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