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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 22 · 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 “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) curiosity (c) friend
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) cloud (c) answer
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) answer (c) computer
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) personality (c) table
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) watermelon (c) paper
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) alligator (c) examination
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) together (c) monkey
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) animal (b) mango (c) imagination
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) activity (c) answer
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) mango (b) opportunity (c) calculator
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) biology (c) child
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) helicopter (c) bright

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. rabbit
  8. answer
  9. 3
  10. computer
  11. 2
  12. table
  13. paper
  14. 1
  15. 5
  16. alligator
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. monkey
  22. 1
  23. imagination
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. film
  29. opportunity
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. child
  37. 4
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. bright

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