Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 711 · 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 “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) help (c) umbrella
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) electricity (c) alligator
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) invitation (c) animal
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cricket (b) personality (c) activity
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) wonderful (c) jumped
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) river (c) hippopotamus
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) examination (c) monkey
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) geography (c) imagination
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) electricity (c) information
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

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