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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 25 · 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 “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) holiday (c) stretch
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) possibility (c) water
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) happy (c) imagination
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) square (c) mango
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) rabbit (c) imagination
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) film (c) kangaroo
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) garden (c) possibility
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) helicopter (c) university
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) stretch (c) helicopter
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) curiosity (c) answer
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. information
  6. 2
  7. possibility
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. strength
  11. 2
  12. tomato
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 4
  17. 3
  18. help
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. picture
  27. garden
  28. university
  29. people
  30. 3
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. answer
  40. 1

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