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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 112 · 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 “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) alligator (c) people
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) potato (c) yellow
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) answer
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) invitation (c) jumped
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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