Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 911 · 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 “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) wonderful (c) refrigerator
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) yellow (c) biology
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) plant (c) hippopotamus
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) world (c) caterpillar
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) refrigerator (c) dinosaur
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) help (c) little
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) hippopotamus (c) little
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) conversation (c) plant
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) important (c) window
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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