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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 105 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) university (c) sister
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) dinosaur (c) friend
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) telephone (c) examination
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) together (c) answer
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) calculator (c) earth
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) jumped (c) pencil
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) helicopter (c) asked
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) computer (c) rabbit
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) umbrella (c) film
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) refrigerator (c) child
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) opportunity (c) girl
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) pencil (c) helicopter
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. sister
  6. dinosaur
  7. telephone
  8. 1
  9. 4
  10. answer
  11. earth
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 5
  16. jumped
  17. 5
  18. asked
  19. 3
  20. university
  21. 1
  22. film
  23. 3
  24. garden
  25. avocado
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 1
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. pencil
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 1

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