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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 229 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) school (c) animal
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) monkey (c) refrigerator
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) beautiful (c) teacher
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) vocabulary (c) umbrella
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) vocabulary (c) plant
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) possibility (c) monkey
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) activity (c) picture
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) picture (c) watermelon
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. curiosity
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. bright
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. teacher
  12. 4
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. umbrella
  20. plant
  21. 1
  22. possibility
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. picture
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. watermelon
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. 5

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