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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 183 · 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 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) wonderful (c) plant
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) personality (c) potato
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) window (c) calculator
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) square (c) invitation
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) asked (c) university
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) cloud (c) helicopter
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) vocabulary (c) school
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) avocado (c) rabbit
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) friend (c) calculator
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) elephant (c) stretch

Answer key

  1. understanding
  2. 2
  3. potato
  4. 3
  5. calculator
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. square
  15. university
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 1
  24. helicopter
  25. television
  26. 2
  27. 4
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. yesterday
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. computer
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. 2
  40. elephant

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