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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 312 · 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 “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) butterfly (c) bright
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) window (c) refrigerator
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) school (c) helicopter
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) electricity (c) television
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) curiosity (c) people
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) asked (c) yellow
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. bright
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. window
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. school
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. yesterday
  24. 4
  25. people
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. yellow
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. 1
  40. 5

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