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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 228 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) asked (c) elephant
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) asked (c) rabbit
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) university (c) geography
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) watermelon (c) shirt
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) understanding (c) banana
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) plant (c) international
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) electricity (c) watermelon
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) curiosity (c) cloud
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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