Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 69 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) stretch (c) rabbit
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) answer (c) girl
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) holiday (c) answer
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) animal (c) conversation
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) vocabulary (c) paper
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) people (c) holiday
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) avocado (c) garden
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) examination (c) happy
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) wonderful (c) alligator
31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) river (c) yesterday
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) picture (c) opportunity
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

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