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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 316 · 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) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) window (c) potato
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) alligator (c) grandmother
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) picture (c) vocabulary
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) butterfly (c) personality
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) strength (c) important
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) river (c) plant
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) help (c) table
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) mango (c) earth
  30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) opportunity (c) television
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) information (c) imagination
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. potato
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. school
  11. 3
  12. elephant
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. personality
  16. strength
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. avocado
  24. table
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 4
  29. earth
  30. opportunity
  31. 2
  32. friend
  33. 3
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. 1
  39. 5
  40. 3

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