Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 433 · 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 “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) river (c) electricity
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) electricity (c) geography
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) world (c) people
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) friend (c) possibility
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) monkey (c) umbrella
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) understanding (c) teacher
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) caterpillar (c) vocabulary
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) curiosity (c) film
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) helicopter (c) table
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) little (c) international
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) examination (c) film
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

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