Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 217 · 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 “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) friend (c) happy
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) yesterday (c) stretch
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) yesterday (c) answer
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) photography (c) girl
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) mango (c) girl
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) university (c) world
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) holiday (c) table
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) biology (c) bright
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) helicopter (c) computer
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) paper (c) international
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) earth (c) answer
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

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