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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 281 · 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 “square”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) invitation (c) hippopotamus
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) vocabulary (c) geography
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) caterpillar (c) butterfly
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) happy (c) earth
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) vocabulary (c) river
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) helicopter (c) holiday
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. stretch
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. geography
  14. 2
  15. 5
  16. caterpillar
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. happy
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. vocabulary
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. 2
  27. holiday
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 4
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. 1

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