Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 520 · 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 “film”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) plant (c) river
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) computer (c) pencil
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) helicopter (c) strength
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) mango (c) plant
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) friend (c) information
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) picture (c) yesterday
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) banana (c) cloud
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) examination (c) sister

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