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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 212 · 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 “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) curiosity (c) little
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) activity (c) child
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) photography (c) asked
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) pencil (c) television
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) university (c) dinosaur
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) answer
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) doctor (c) opportunity
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. girl
  13. 5
  14. activity
  15. asked
  16. 1
  17. 1
  18. 1
  19. pencil
  20. dinosaur
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. answer
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. 2
  38. avocado
  39. 4
  40. 5

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