Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 570 · 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 “information”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) picture (c) girl
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) potato (c) refrigerator
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) personality (c) jumped
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) holiday (c) invitation
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) jumped (c) watermelon
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) cricket (c) geography
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) university (c) television
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) paper (c) celebration
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) computer (b) people (c) asked
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

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