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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 188 · 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 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) helicopter (c) plant
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) bright (c) answer
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) plant (b) butterfly (c) information
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) helicopter (c) picture
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) elephant (c) sister
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) window (c) world
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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