Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 428 · 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 “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) examination (c) stretch
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) answer (c) wonderful
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) conversation (c) butterfly
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) understanding (c) yesterday
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) jumped (c) helicopter
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) possibility (c) pencil
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) avocado (c) umbrella
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) helicopter (c) university
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) teacher (c) photography
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4

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