Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 755 · 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) little (b) refrigerator (c) elephant
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) curiosity (c) caterpillar
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) wonderful (c) university
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) bright (c) beautiful
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) imagination (c) yellow
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) yellow (c) imagination
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) pencil (c) yesterday
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) window (c) hippopotamus
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

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