Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 251 · 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 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) happy (c) examination
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) activity (c) newspaper
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) activity (c) important
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) imagination (c) photography
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) sister (c) electricity
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) vocabulary (c) together
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) caterpillar (c) river
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) university (c) bright
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) elephant (c) shirt
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) jumped (c) monkey
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) conversation (c) potato
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) university (c) friend

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