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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 109 · 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 “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) photography (c) school
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) personality (c) water
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) sister (c) vocabulary
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) alligator (c) table
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) examination (c) garden
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) hospital (c) international
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) world (c) understanding
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) helicopter (c) film
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) university (c) elephant
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) examination (c) plant

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. computer
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 4
  11. bright
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. sister
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. table
  24. 2
  25. examination
  26. 1
  27. hospital
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. world
  31. 2
  32. electricity
  33. university
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. plant

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