Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 241 · 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 “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) electricity (c) water
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) sister (c) conversation
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) celebration (c) plant
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) biology (c) answer
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) doctor (c) invitation
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) watermelon (c) hospital
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) shirt (c) grandmother
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) computer (c) invitation
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) understanding (c) people

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