Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 343 · 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 “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) teacher (c) stretch
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) telephone (c) opportunity
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) vocabulary (c) holiday
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) celebration (c) personality
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) university (c) film
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) refrigerator (c) people
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) examination (c) earth
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) university (c) pencil
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) vocabulary (c) holiday
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

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