Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 775 · 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 “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) geography (c) electricity
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) helicopter (c) help
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) elephant (c) asked
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) conversation (c) teacher
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) refrigerator (c) child
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) answer (c) celebration
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

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