Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 306 · 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 “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) doctor (b) asked (c) personality
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) information (c) umbrella
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) university (c) film
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) people (c) computer
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) photography (c) window
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yellow (b) examination (c) animal
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) cricket (c) help
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) school (c) beautiful
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) holiday (c) alligator
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) watermelon (c) asked
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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