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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 303 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) bright (c) television
  4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) friend (c) personality
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) holiday (c) invitation
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) water (c) university
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) pencil (c) holiday
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) electricity (c) understanding
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) world (c) window
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) answer (c) calculator
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. television
  4. personality
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. invitation
  8. film
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. shirt
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. understanding
  24. 5
  25. 4
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. window
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. answer
  39. 3
  40. 2

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