Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 989 · 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 “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) together (c) opportunity
3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) answer (c) elephant
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) curiosity (c) computer
18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) holiday (c) international
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) bright (c) photography
23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) hospital (c) teacher
33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) earth (c) animal
38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) imagination

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