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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 236 · 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 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) film (c) alligator
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) earth (c) important
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) activity (c) vocabulary
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) banana (c) strength
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) alligator (c) sister
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) teacher (c) hippopotamus
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) university (c) pencil
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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