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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 216 · 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) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) opportunity (c) hospital
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) hospital (c) asked
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) little (c) hospital
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) water (c) international
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) people (c) tomato
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) jumped (c) cricket
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) animal (c) caterpillar
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. opportunity
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. asked
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. imagination
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. water
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. people
  26. 1
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. jumped
  37. university
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 2

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