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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 255 · 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 “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) cricket (c) television
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) rabbit (c) shirt
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) pencil (c) university
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) yesterday (c) rabbit
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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