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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 3 · 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 “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) world (c) yesterday
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) little (c) butterfly
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) alligator (c) shirt
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) together (c) strength
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) friend (c) people
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) window (c) shirt
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) elephant (c) doctor
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. world
  6. 1
  7. little
  8. refrigerator
  9. 3
  10. watermelon
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. strength
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. university
  29. window
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. elephant
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. 1

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