Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 59 · 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 “water”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) umbrella (c) happy
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) avocado (b) butterfly (c) jumped
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) teacher (c) elephant
16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) garden (c) avocado
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) strength (c) information
18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) pencil (c) tomato
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) possibility (c) paper
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) yesterday (c) caterpillar
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) elephant (b) conversation (c) friend
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) friend (c) avocado
26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) pencil (c) caterpillar
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) university (c) holiday
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) beautiful (c) hippopotamus
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) university (c) square
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) geography (c) happy

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