Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 957 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) shirt (c) refrigerator
3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) hippopotamus (c) animal
4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) window (c) stretch
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) square (b) watermelon (c) monkey
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) calculator (c) electricity
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) table (c) calculator
16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) international (c) kangaroo
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) bright (c) doctor
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2

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