Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 916 · 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 “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) television (c) teacher
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) information (c) table
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) mango (c) strength
13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) world (c) understanding
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) refrigerator (c) cloud
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) television (c) water
24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) university (c) calculator
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) computer (b) sister (c) cloud
28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) table (c) bright
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) hospital (c) examination
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) garden (c) curiosity
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) examination (c) invitation
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

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