Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 685 · 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) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) stretch (b) happy (c) banana
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) picture (c) celebration
11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yellow (b) avocado (c) square
12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) mango (c) international
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) helicopter (c) doctor
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) friend (c) electricity
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) strength (c) computer
26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) information (c) happy
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) conversation (c) university
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) garden (c) friend
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) people (c) possibility
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) personality (c) helicopter
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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