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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 200 · 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 “window”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) understanding (c) square
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) international (c) teacher
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) electricity (c) monkey
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) geography (c) curiosity
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) international (c) conversation
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. wonderful
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. teacher
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. strength
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. geography
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. conversation
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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