Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 535 · 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 “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) animal (c) vocabulary
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) girl (c) international
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) mango (c) photography
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) caterpillar (c) curiosity
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) cloud (c) window
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) cricket (c) asked
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) bright (c) curiosity
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) calculator (c) elephant
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) umbrella (c) yellow
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

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