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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 167 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) university (c) plant
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) electricity (c) tomato
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) activity (c) possibility
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) garden (c) banana
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) television (c) computer
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) yellow (c) biology
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) television (c) animal
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) people (c) information
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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