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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 186 · 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 “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) refrigerator (c) television
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) photography (c) pencil
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) personality (c) doctor
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) university (c) plant
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) bright (c) happy
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) celebration (c) table
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) jumped (c) biology
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) bright (c) invitation
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. refrigerator
  13. 4
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. pencil
  19. 3
  20. bright
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. plant
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. happy
  27. celebration
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. biology
  32. invitation
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 2

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