← Counting syllables lesson New set →

Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 79 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) rabbit (c) invitation
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) geography (c) window
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) table (c) film
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) answer (c) geography
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) cricket (c) potato
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) personality (c) doctor
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) curiosity (c) calculator
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. rabbit
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. window
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. grandmother
  22. 1
  23. 1
  24. world
  25. 5
  26. potato
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. personality
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. yellow
  40. 2

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation