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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 103 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) shirt (c) animal
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) possibility (c) monkey
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) doctor (b) hospital (c) film
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) people (c) understanding
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) rabbit (c) examination
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) school (c) little
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) answer (c) strength
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) biology (c) child

Answer key

  1. animal
  2. 3
  3. celebration
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 5
  11. hospital
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 5
  16. 1
  17. understanding
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. 4
  21. 1
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 1
  25. earth
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. little
  37. 1
  38. strength
  39. 3
  40. child

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