Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 658 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) square (c) butterfly
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) people (c) electricity
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) biology (c) sister
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) answer (c) invitation
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) international (c) information
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) doctor (c) computer
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) caterpillar (c) water
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) paper (c) child
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) opportunity (c) activity
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) newspaper (c) calculator
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) help (c) beautiful
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) answer (c) yesterday
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

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