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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 315 · 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 “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) calculator (c) jumped
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) curiosity (c) potato
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) school (c) information
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) square (c) refrigerator
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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