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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 295 · 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 “important”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) river (c) refrigerator
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) window (c) child
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) biology (c) tomato
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) teacher (c) grandmother
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) kangaroo (c) examination
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) alligator (c) elephant
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) information (c) kangaroo
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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