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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 274 · 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 “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) school (c) university
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) elephant (c) asked
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) conversation (c) personality
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) calculator (c) earth
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) possibility (c) plant
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) dinosaur (c) river
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) celebration (c) electricity
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) doctor (c) tomato
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) river (c) international
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. computer
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. sister
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. school
  20. animal
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. possibility
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. river
  30. 3
  31. 1
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. electricity
  35. 4
  36. 5
  37. tomato
  38. avocado
  39. 5
  40. 1

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