Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 977 · 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 “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) caterpillar (c) table
4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) international (c) together
6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) window (c) earth
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) jumped (c) river
11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) television (c) electricity
16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) school (c) international
17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) curiosity (c) activity
19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) important (c) alligator
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) strength (c) kangaroo
28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) water (c) calculator
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) celebration (c) together
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

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