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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 277 · 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 “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) calculator (c) square
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) pencil (c) stretch
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) school (c) river
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) computer (c) celebration
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) asked (c) kangaroo
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) yesterday (c) hippopotamus
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) geography (c) international
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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