Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 925 · 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 “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) understanding (c) river
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) table (c) earth
5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) invitation (c) strength
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) conversation (c) garden
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) conversation (c) animal
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) little (c) caterpillar
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) child (c) information
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) watermelon (c) teacher
23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) monkey (b) animal (c) opportunity
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) dinosaur (c) girl
32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) girl (c) geography
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

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