Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 330 · 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 3 syllables? (a) world (b) monkey (c) potato
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) potato (c) watermelon
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) celebration (c) butterfly
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) photography (c) examination
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) plant (c) imagination
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) wonderful (c) hippopotamus
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) picture (c) calculator
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) butterfly (c) refrigerator
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) river (c) friend
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) electricity (c) shirt
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) shirt (c) little
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) river (c) strength
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) newspaper (c) electricity
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

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