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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 187 · 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 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) avocado (c) holiday
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) teacher (c) refrigerator
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) asked (c) hospital
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) together (c) personality
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) opportunity (c) cricket
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) world (c) biology
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) vocabulary (c) photography
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) film (c) personality
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. possibility
  2. 5
  3. understanding
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 5
  7. electricity
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 3
  13. together
  14. 5
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. cricket
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 5
  26. world
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. vocabulary
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. film
  39. 1
  40. 4

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