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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 134 · 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 “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) butterfly (c) conversation
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) earth (c) answer
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) doctor (c) butterfly
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) newspaper (c) refrigerator
  29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) possibility (c) geography
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) refrigerator (c) sister
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) window (c) caterpillar
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) curiosity (c) asked
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. butterfly
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. earth
  26. information
  27. 5
  28. answer
  29. geography
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. sister
  33. 4
  34. 5
  35. 1
  36. caterpillar
  37. 4
  38. 1
  39. wonderful
  40. 5

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