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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 110 · 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 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) telephone (c) cloud
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) umbrella (c) film
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) table (c) personality
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) tomato (c) opportunity
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) university (c) calculator
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) strength (c) grandmother
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. cloud
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. umbrella
  5. personality
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. opportunity
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. calculator
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. grandmother
  25. 4
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. 1
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. 3
  40. 2

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