Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 779 · 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 “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) people (c) butterfly
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) activity (c) table
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) tomato (c) shirt
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) garden (b) photography (c) umbrella
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) animal (c) understanding
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) avocado (c) plant
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) picture (c) jumped
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) curiosity (c) river
29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) important (c) cloud
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) newspaper (c) celebration
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

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