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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 193 · 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 “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) girl (c) animal
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) strength (b) imagination (c) activity
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) helicopter
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) square (c) alligator
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) monkey (c) important
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) bright (c) invitation
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) table (c) girl
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) vocabulary (c) yesterday
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) river (c) refrigerator
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. animal
  10. 4
  11. activity
  12. 2
  13. pencil
  14. square
  15. 1
  16. 4
  17. monkey
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 5
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. university
  24. 3
  25. 5
  26. table
  27. 4
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. vocabulary
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. refrigerator
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. 1

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