Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 334 · 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 “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) important (c) opportunity
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) stretch (c) international
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) world (c) doctor
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) holiday (c) doctor
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) rabbit (c) beautiful
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) important (c) monkey
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

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