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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 23 · 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 “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) child (c) newspaper
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) child (c) hippopotamus
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) plant (c) examination
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) strength (c) possibility
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) banana (c) plant
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) international (c) rabbit
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) garden (c) square
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) calculator (c) refrigerator
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) important (c) table
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. child
  5. hippopotamus
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 5
  12. examination
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. strength
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. plant
  20. 1
  21. 5
  22. earth
  23. 5
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. 5
  29. square
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. refrigerator
  33. 3
  34. important
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. 3

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