Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 824 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) picture (c) banana
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) personality (c) shirt
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) beautiful (c) photography
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) curiosity (c) important
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) dinosaur (c) strength
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) strength (c) helicopter
33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) international (c) shirt
34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) tomato (c) photography
35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) photography (c) wonderful
36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) avocado (c) personality
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) possibility (c) paper
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

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