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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 205 · 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 “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) personality (c) photography
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) caterpillar (c) tomato
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) curiosity (c) friend
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) wonderful (c) caterpillar
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) shirt (c) understanding
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) university (c) paper
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) electricity (c) paper
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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