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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 178 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) school (c) table
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) university (c) alligator
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) garden (c) understanding
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) invitation (c) important
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) possibility (c) cricket
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) hippopotamus (c) kangaroo
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) plant (c) possibility
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) strength (c) photography
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. geography
  8. holiday
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. possibility
  17. invitation
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. conversation
  21. hippopotamus
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. plant
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. photography
  40. 3

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