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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 144 · 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 “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) child (c) calculator
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) table (c) information
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) refrigerator (c) information
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) electricity (c) picture
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) examination (c) grandmother
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) biology (c) possibility
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) earth (c) important
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. child
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. table
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. refrigerator
  20. picture
  21. girl
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. biology
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. important
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 1

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