Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 955 · 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 “world”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) television (c) asked
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) together (c) earth
5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) photography (c) tomato
6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) computer (c) earth
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) watermelon (c) child
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) understanding (c) happy
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) grandmother (c) pencil
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) possibility (c) friend
22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) plant (c) yellow
23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) animal (c) celebration
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) tomato (c) bright
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) school (c) sister
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) vocabulary (c) rabbit
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

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