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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 166 · 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 “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) opportunity (c) monkey
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) pencil (c) square
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) earth (c) electricity
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) biology (c) university
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) earth (c) paper
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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