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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 272 · 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 “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) mango (c) plant
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) school (c) helicopter
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) newspaper (c) happy
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) child (c) personality
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) cricket (c) square
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) girl (c) geography
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) hospital (c) electricity
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) mango (c) university
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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