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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 172 · 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 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) butterfly (c) television
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) elephant (c) square
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) monkey (b) potato (c) geography
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) vocabulary (c) answer
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) caterpillar (c) pencil
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) table (c) invitation
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) computer (c) international
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) shirt (c) picture
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) answer (c) bright
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. earth
  2. square
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. potato
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. answer
  19. 5
  20. asked
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. invitation
  25. 5
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. international
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 1
  36. picture
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. bright
  40. 3

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