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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 157 · 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 “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) examination (c) animal
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) girl (c) hippopotamus
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) examination (c) elephant
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) personality (c) photography
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) child (c) rabbit
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) pencil (c) international
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) imagination (c) avocado
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) shirt (c) table
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) geography (c) garden
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. invitation
  14. 2
  15. tomato
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. elephant
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. 3
  23. little
  24. rabbit
  25. 3
  26. pencil
  27. 1
  28. potato
  29. butterfly
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. cloud
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 4
  40. 3

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