Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 313 · 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 “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) people (c) tomato
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) cricket (c) umbrella
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) activity (c) imagination
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) understanding (c) university
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) river (c) alligator
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) river (c) film
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) beautiful (c) strength
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) happy (c) vocabulary
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) international (c) beautiful
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) monkey (c) shirt
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) square (c) potato
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

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