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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 162 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) child (c) butterfly
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) telephone (c) little
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) curiosity (c) strength
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) little (c) holiday
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) possibility (c) animal
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) biology (c) earth
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) imagination (c) tomato
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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