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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 192 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) happy (c) stretch
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) banana (c) avocado
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) yellow (c) hospital
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) square (c) potato
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) holiday (c) photography
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) film (c) geography
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) information (c) electricity
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) monkey (c) opportunity
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) window (c) school
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. happy
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. world
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. hospital
  19. 3
  20. sister
  21. 4
  22. photography
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. mango
  27. information
  28. 2
  29. grandmother
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. window
  40. 4

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