Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 742 · 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) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) child (c) answer
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) asked (c) opportunity
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) elephant (c) television
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) examination (c) wonderful
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) computer (c) activity
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) avocado (c) examination
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) pencil (c) wonderful
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) international (c) film
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) geography (c) picture
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

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