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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 197 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) film (c) pencil
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) biology (c) vocabulary
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) mango (c) asked
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) earth (c) personality
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) umbrella (c) school
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) bright (c) television
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) university (c) understanding
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) possibility (c) calculator
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) watermelon (c) little
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) rabbit (c) banana
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. film
  3. 2
  4. biology
  5. 1
  6. mango
  7. 5
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. personality
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. school
  30. 1
  31. tomato
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. understanding
  35. possibility
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. watermelon
  39. banana
  40. 3

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