← Counting syllables lesson New set →

Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 978 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) refrigerator (c) television
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) photography (c) umbrella
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) information (c) potato
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) jumped (c) rabbit
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) information (c) jumped
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) plant (c) sister
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) earth (c) happy
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) happy (c) square
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. television
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. photography
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 1
  21. potato
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. 1
  25. 5
  26. rabbit
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. information
  33. 2
  34. plant
  35. yesterday
  36. 3
  37. happy
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 3

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation