Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 500 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) square (c) cricket
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) computer (c) sister
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) butterfly (c) film
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) geography (c) stretch
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) university (c) girl
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) television (c) jumped
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) teacher (c) imagination
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) geography (c) friend
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) world (c) imagination
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) refrigerator (c) film

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