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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 246 · 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 “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) tomato (b) friend (c) rabbit
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) little (c) computer
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) bright (c) activity
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) potato (c) television
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) possibility (c) cricket
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) tomato (c) shirt
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) opportunity (c) river
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. rabbit
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. television
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. 4
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. activity
  28. potato
  29. cricket
  30. celebration
  31. 1
  32. opportunity
  33. 1
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 2

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