Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 743 · 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 “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) electricity (c) plant
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) monkey (b) together (c) information
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) cricket (c) television
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) paper (c) together
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) curiosity (c) avocado
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) tomato (c) help
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) imagination (c) pencil
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) understanding (c) yesterday
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

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