Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 460 · 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 “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) monkey (c) personality
9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) school (c) caterpillar
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) alligator (c) world
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) conversation (c) jumped
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) monkey (c) shirt
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) imagination (c) stretch
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) calculator (c) beautiful
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) tomato (c) pencil
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) computer (c) school
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) cloud (c) avocado
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) picture (c) possibility
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

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