Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 791 · 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 “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) watermelon (c) monkey
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) vocabulary (c) world
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) school (c) activity
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) friend (c) invitation
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) doctor (c) holiday
24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) celebration (c) child
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) people (c) imagination
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) refrigerator (c) cricket
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) umbrella (c) vocabulary
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) television (c) jumped

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