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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 210 · 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 “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) helicopter (c) university
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) examination (c) strength
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) university (c) pencil
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) little (c) asked
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) jumped (c) opportunity
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) stretch (c) vocabulary
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) garden (c) information
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) television (c) elephant
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) girl (c) elephant
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. university
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. examination
  14. pencil
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. newspaper
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. opportunity
  23. yellow
  24. bright
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. teacher
  31. 5
  32. photography
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 1
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. 4

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