Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 848 · 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 “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) earth (c) happy
4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) alligator (c) stretch
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) avocado (b) tomato (c) pencil
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) beautiful (c) activity
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) girl (c) hippopotamus
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) world (c) important
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) celebration (c) personality
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) helicopter (c) world
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) school (c) calculator
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) together (c) calculator
36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) cloud (c) geography
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

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