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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 140 · 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 “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) conversation (c) beautiful
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) electricity (c) elephant
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) school (c) teacher
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) plant (c) paper
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) paper (c) vocabulary
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) child (c) cricket
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) little (c) asked
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) asked (c) answer
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) tomato (c) plant
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) tomato (c) film
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) hippopotamus (c) invitation

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. conversation
  5. 3
  6. table
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. teacher
  10. paper
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. vocabulary
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. umbrella
  29. 3
  30. 5
  31. asked
  32. 4
  33. electricity
  34. garden
  35. tomato
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. invitation

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