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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 117 · 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 “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) happy (c) world
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) doctor (c) cloud
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) celebration (c) dinosaur
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) girl (c) telephone
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) opportunity (c) animal
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) paper (c) calculator
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) imagination (c) conversation
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) elephant (c) earth
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) information (c) yesterday
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. world
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. geography
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. electricity
  14. 4
  15. university
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. animal
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. paper
  24. 2
  25. 4
  26. imagination
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. elephant
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. information
  40. 4

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