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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 299 · 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 “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) shirt (c) possibility
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) grandmother (c) world
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) dinosaur (c) people
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) little (c) stretch
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) pencil (c) calculator
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) world (c) holiday
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) together (b) doctor (c) electricity
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) teacher (c) girl
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) yesterday (c) happy
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. table
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. world
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. international
  13. little
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. pencil
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. holiday
  28. 5
  29. electricity
  30. teacher
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. happy
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. 5
  40. 3

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