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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 155 · 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) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) river (c) square
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) international (c) table
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) calculator (c) butterfly
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) watermelon (c) child
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) film (c) alligator
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) stretch (b) computer (c) geography
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) window (c) caterpillar
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) celebration
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) biology (c) electricity

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. examination
  4. 4
  5. table
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. butterfly
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. child
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. alligator
  21. computer
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. window
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. teacher
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 4
  40. electricity

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