Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 423 · 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 “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) curiosity
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) people (c) cloud
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) wonderful (c) window
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) cricket (c) imagination
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) girl (c) wonderful
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) world (c) wonderful
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) alligator (c) garden
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) geography (c) earth
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) monkey (c) computer
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) teacher (c) kangaroo
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) caterpillar (c) earth
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) understanding (c) asked
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) information (c) help

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