Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 600 · 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 “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) curiosity (c) window
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) elephant (c) conversation
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) biology (c) newspaper
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) celebration (c) electricity
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) computer (c) celebration
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) monkey (c) girl
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) vocabulary (c) water
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) computer (c) international
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) vocabulary (c) tomato
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) strength (c) activity

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