Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 573 · 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 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) butterfly (c) cricket
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) umbrella (c) hippopotamus
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) garden (c) shirt
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) yellow (c) elephant
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yellow (b) world (c) electricity
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) tomato (c) curiosity
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) university (c) jumped
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) garden (c) school
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) vocabulary (c) animal
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) calculator (c) shirt

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