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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 284 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) doctor (b) together (c) strength
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) paper (c) telephone
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) imagination (c) avocado
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) tomato (c) square
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) animal (c) window
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) square (c) newspaper
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) alligator (c) cricket
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) school (c) international
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) electricity (c) help
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) garden (c) beautiful
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. together
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. telephone
  6. avocado
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. yellow
  10. window
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. understanding
  23. 2
  24. cloud
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. 4
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. school
  31. 4
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. elephant
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. refrigerator
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. 1

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