Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 814 · 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 “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) possibility (c) school
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) together (c) sister
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) imagination (c) earth
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) understanding (c) elephant
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) butterfly (c) paper
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) kangaroo (c) hippopotamus
25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) answer (c) celebration
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) garden (c) cloud
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) holiday (c) child
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) wonderful (c) yellow
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) plant
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) personality (c) invitation

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