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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 275 · 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 “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) teacher (c) university
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) watermelon (c) answer
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) understanding (c) pencil
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) monkey (c) cloud
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) hippopotamus (c) biology
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) yesterday (c) plant
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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