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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 141 · 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 “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) square (c) mango
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) important (c) teacher
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) university (c) film
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) examination (c) telephone
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) plant (c) sister
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) yesterday (c) activity
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) potato (c) helicopter
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. mango
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. important
  14. film
  15. 1
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. bright
  19. plant
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. earth
  23. 1
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. helicopter
  28. 5
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 4
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 3

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