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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 137 · 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 “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) hippopotamus (c) river
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) university (c) invitation
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) butterfly (c) television
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) helicopter (c) little
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) happy (c) caterpillar
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) newspaper (c) jumped
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) picture (b) elephant (c) asked
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. information
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. university
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 2
  15. butterfly
  16. little
  17. 3
  18. happy
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. conversation
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. asked
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 4
  40. 3

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