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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 130 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) imagination (c) elephant
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) teacher (c) personality
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) caterpillar (c) help
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) friend (c) opportunity
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) child (c) little
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) hippopotamus (c) beautiful
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) stretch (c) garden
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) monkey (c) hippopotamus
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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