Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 394 · 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 “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) girl (c) personality
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) newspaper (c) earth
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) cloud (c) examination
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) together (c) teacher
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) yellow (c) refrigerator
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) elephant (c) answer
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) calculator (c) jumped
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) rabbit (c) activity
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) film (c) curiosity
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) information (c) water
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) together (b) personality (c) asked
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) friend (c) dinosaur
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) electricity (c) school
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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