Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 698 · 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 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) banana (c) photography
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) grandmother (c) biology
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) information (c) girl
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) international (c) cricket
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) celebration (c) world
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) yesterday (c) shirt
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) asked (c) cricket
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) refrigerator (c) celebration
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) cricket (c) school
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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