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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 190 · 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) opportunity (b) picture (c) strength
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) cricket (c) calculator
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) mango (b) electricity (c) friend
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) dinosaur
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) celebration (c) animal
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) animal (c) child
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) paper (c) banana
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) garden (c) international
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) girl (c) understanding
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. opportunity
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 5
  6. 1
  7. help
  8. electricity
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. mango
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. celebration
  20. 4
  21. 5
  22. animal
  23. square
  24. grandmother
  25. 1
  26. girl
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 4

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