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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 124 · 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) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) information (c) refrigerator
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) international (c) mango
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) opportunity (c) stretch
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) together (c) examination
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) asked (c) helicopter
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) butterfly (c) hippopotamus
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) beautiful (c) monkey
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) newspaper (c) celebration
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) possibility (c) sister
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. information
  3. 3
  4. mango
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. helicopter
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 2
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. examination
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. paper
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. cricket
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. monkey
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. newspaper
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. possibility
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 2

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