Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 596 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) possibility (c) square
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) mango (c) helicopter
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) newspaper (c) friend
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) caterpillar (c) school
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) kangaroo (c) opportunity
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) animal (c) people
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) alligator
19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) monkey (c) umbrella
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) activity (c) yesterday
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) electricity (c) picture
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) window (c) strength
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) examination
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

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