Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 335 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) imagination (c) activity
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) holiday (c) rabbit
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) hospital (c) helicopter
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) potato (c) understanding
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) wonderful (c) stretch
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) window (c) together
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) possibility (c) answer
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) child (c) elephant
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) invitation (c) beautiful
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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