Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 392 · 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 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) help (c) personality
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) imagination (c) activity
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) river (c) jumped
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) rabbit (c) elephant
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) river (c) strength
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) international (c) helicopter
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) examination (c) school
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) school (c) calculator
26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) celebration (c) asked
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) electricity (c) wonderful
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) potato (c) invitation
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) refrigerator (c) cloud

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