Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 551 · 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.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) alligator (c) examination
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) strength (c) sister
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) photography (c) sister
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) university (c) celebration
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) animal (c) vocabulary
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) world (c) imagination
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) together (c) yellow
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) international (c) garden

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