← Counting syllables lesson New set →

Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 27 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) bright (c) water
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) international (c) cloud
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) potato (c) helicopter
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) monkey (c) calculator
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) animal (c) strength
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) water (c) personality
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) picture (b) possibility (c) jumped
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. water
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. cloud
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. helicopter
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. butterfly
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. possibility
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. personality
  35. jumped
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 4

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation