Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 613 · 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 “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) personality (c) invitation
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) yesterday (c) river
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) square (b) sister (c) calculator
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) television (c) tomato
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) television (c) jumped
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) window (c) information
22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) geography (c) river
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) television (c) water
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) picture (c) understanding
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) university (c) yesterday
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) pencil (c) tomato
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) girl (c) beautiful
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

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