Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 626 · 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 “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) television (c) yesterday
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) opportunity (c) dinosaur
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) school (b) university (c) understanding
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) film (c) alligator
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) newspaper (c) caterpillar
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) together (c) window
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) monkey (c) film
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) square (c) newspaper
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) doctor (b) yesterday (c) information
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) dinosaur (c) water
40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) helicopter (c) plant

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