Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 644 · 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 “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) activity (c) newspaper
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) avocado (c) friend
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) picture (c) refrigerator
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) paper (c) girl
13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) happy (c) computer
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) kangaroo (c) understanding
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) personality (c) square
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) international (c) yesterday
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) dinosaur (c) activity
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) international (c) sister
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) opportunity (c) yellow
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

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