Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 575 · 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 1 syllable? (a) water (b) friend (c) examination
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) strength (c) wonderful
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) information (c) electricity
19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) shirt (c) examination
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) electricity (c) activity
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) opportunity (c) newspaper
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) tomato (c) avocado
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) electricity (c) holiday
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) conversation (c) pencil
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) television (c) little

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