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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 182 · 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) butterfly (b) caterpillar (c) square
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) opportunity (c) calculator
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) watermelon (c) university
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) photography (c) rabbit
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) answer (c) hippopotamus
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) plant (c) personality
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) computer (c) avocado

Answer key

  1. butterfly
  2. 5
  3. calculator
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. watermelon
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. rabbit
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. answer
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. personality
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. avocado

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