Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 620 · 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 “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) grandmother (c) photography
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) imagination (c) activity
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) earth (c) television
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) square (c) newspaper
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) biology (c) tomato
17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) child (c) picture
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) electricity (c) strength
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) vocabulary (c) bright
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) elephant (c) vocabulary
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) newspaper (c) celebration
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) opportunity (c) biology
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) refrigerator (c) square
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) people (c) hippopotamus
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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