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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 242 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) helicopter (c) international
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) dinosaur (c) calculator
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) butterfly (c) understanding
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) celebration
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) yellow (c) girl
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) asked (c) watermelon
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. important
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. dinosaur
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. butterfly
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. friend
  27. 5
  28. girl
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. asked
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. 4
  39. 2
  40. 3

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