← Counting syllables lesson New set →

Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 633 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) happy (c) bright
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) electricity (c) conversation
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) celebration (c) cloud
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) geography (c) university
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) butterfly (c) invitation
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) possibility (c) rabbit
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) hospital (c) cricket
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) banana (c) television
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) information (c) butterfly
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. bright
  5. electricity
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. cloud
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. university
  18. strength
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. film
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. 4
  25. cricket
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. banana
  36. 1
  37. plant
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. 4

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation