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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 11 · 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 “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) cricket (c) electricity
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) earth (c) table
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) celebration (c) table
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) paper (c) television
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) examination (c) window
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) water (c) personality
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) river (c) friend
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) mango (b) bright (c) possibility
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) pencil (c) plant
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. electricity
  7. table
  8. 3
  9. jumped
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. television
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. window
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. water
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. butterfly
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. possibility
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. plant
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 4
  40. 5

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