Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 976 · 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 “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) jumped (c) people
7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) electricity (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) square (b) cricket (c) avocado
9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) film (c) grandmother
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) child (c) holiday
13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) plant (c) avocado
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) photography (c) girl
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) pencil (c) photography
18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) window (c) friend
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) butterfly (c) paper
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) imagination (c) information
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) doctor (c) helicopter
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cricket (b) information (c) square
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

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