Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 252 · 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) conversation (b) personality (c) banana
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) world (c) calculator
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) imagination (c) information
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) yellow (c) friend
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) television (c) together
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) help (c) examination
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) examination (c) little
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) yellow (c) holiday
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) picture (c) television
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) beautiful (c) celebration
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) elephant (c) girl
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) strength (c) monkey
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) conversation (c) child

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