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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 208 · 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 “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) opportunity (c) geography
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) imagination (c) holiday
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) photography (c) world
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) yesterday (c) girl
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) friend (c) important
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) international (c) plant
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) tomato (c) television
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) window (c) film
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) teacher (c) understanding
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. opportunity
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. holiday
  12. 2
  13. photography
  14. 3
  15. girl
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. important
  19. international
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. vocabulary
  25. 3
  26. film
  27. 4
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. 4
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. understanding
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. 2

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