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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 26 · 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.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) tomato (b) bright (c) monkey
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) river (c) refrigerator
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) earth (c) watermelon
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) vocabulary (c) banana
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) opportunity (c) stretch
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) electricity (c) doctor
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) banana (c) plant
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) television (c) bright

Answer key

  1. monkey
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. refrigerator
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 3
  16. earth
  17. banana
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. opportunity
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. 5
  29. 1
  30. 3
  31. 1
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. electricity
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. plant
  39. 4
  40. bright

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