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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 13 · 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) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) university (c) bright
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) world (c) banana
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) happy (c) watermelon
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) answer (c) conversation
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) asked (c) teacher
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) avocado (c) vocabulary
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) helicopter (c) girl
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) understanding (c) picture
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. bright
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. monkey
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. watermelon
  15. answer
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. asked
  21. 4
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. 1
  25. avocado
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. girl
  30. 5
  31. 4
  32. 5
  33. 4
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 4
  37. examination
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 3

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