Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 348 · 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 4 syllables? (a) table (b) information (c) possibility
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) earth (c) invitation
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) stretch (c) doctor
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) plant (c) yellow
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) watermelon (c) elephant
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) photography (c) elephant
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) geography (c) potato
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) earth (c) vocabulary
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) shirt (c) university
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) stretch (c) people
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) kangaroo (c) child
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) beautiful (c) curiosity
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

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