Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 454 · 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 “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) beautiful (c) imagination
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) teacher (c) strength
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) shirt (c) happy
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) invitation (c) together
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) cricket (c) refrigerator
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) information (c) strength
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) university (c) television
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) earth (c) dinosaur
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) yesterday (c) television
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) refrigerator (c) avocado
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) school (c) opportunity

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation