Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 696 · 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) asked (b) window (c) umbrella
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) river (c) hospital
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) avocado (c) university
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) curiosity (c) alligator
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) examination (c) stretch
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) friend (c) animal
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) mango (c) cloud
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) river (c) invitation
38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) umbrella (c) square
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

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