Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 863 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) university (c) computer
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) biology (c) important
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) imagination (c) important
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) avocado (c) child
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) butterfly (c) plant
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) information (c) friend
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) people (c) friend
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3

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