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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 222 · 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 “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) asked (c) umbrella
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) window (c) film
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) banana (c) friend
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) elephant (c) stretch
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) holiday (c) paper
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) conversation (c) friend
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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