Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 257 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) mango (c) yesterday
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) together (c) teacher
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) opportunity (c) avocado
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) shirt (c) personality
13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) table (c) university
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) watermelon (c) electricity
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) avocado (c) possibility
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) shirt (c) picture
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) help (c) activity
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) avocado (c) wonderful
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) sister (c) yesterday
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

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