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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 177 · 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 “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) opportunity (c) umbrella
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) yesterday (c) examination
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) opportunity (c) alligator
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) vocabulary (c) garden
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) plant (c) umbrella
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) photography (c) cloud
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) together (c) watermelon
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) television (c) international
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. opportunity
  6. 2
  7. sister
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. film
  13. television
  14. 4
  15. 3
  16. plant
  17. 1
  18. 5
  19. photography
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. watermelon
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. 4
  29. 5
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. shirt
  36. 5
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. 1

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