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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 247 · 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 “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) window (c) electricity
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) film (c) hospital
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) grandmother (c) film
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) asked (c) vocabulary
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) curiosity (c) earth
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) dinosaur (c) helicopter
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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