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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 148 · 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 “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) plant (c) little
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) holiday (c) friend
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) sister (c) beautiful
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) understanding (c) telephone
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yellow (b) curiosity (c) activity
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) butterfly (c) earth
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) refrigerator (c) film
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) invitation (b) grandmother (c) yellow

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. hippopotamus
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. holiday
  13. 3
  14. sister
  15. school
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. activity
  21. earth
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. film
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. yellow

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