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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 300 · 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 “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) kangaroo (c) sister
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) watermelon (c) little
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) shirt (c) mango
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) square (c) newspaper
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) personality (c) film
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) umbrella (c) refrigerator
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) possibility (c) friend
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) butterfly (c) activity
  30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) earth (b) possibility (c) monkey
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) potato (c) helicopter
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. sister
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. watermelon
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. mango
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. newspaper
  21. film
  22. refrigerator
  23. 5
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. holiday
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. butterfly
  30. possibility
  31. 3
  32. potato
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 4
  40. 5

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