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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 224 · 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 “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) hippopotamus (c) strength
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) photography (c) elephant
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) animal (c) teacher
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) people (c) telephone
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) stretch (c) mango
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) grandmother (c) television
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) pencil (c) helicopter
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) electricity (c) tomato
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) bright (c) teacher
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. strength
  12. rabbit
  13. 3
  14. animal
  15. 1
  16. child
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. invitation
  20. television
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. helicopter
  28. electricity
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 5
  33. bright
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 1

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