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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 317 · 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 “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) caterpillar (c) earth
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) garden (c) university
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) world (c) telephone
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) possibility (c) information
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) butterfly (c) pencil
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) opportunity (c) film
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) computer (b) square (c) river
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) tomato (c) help
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) yesterday (c) girl
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) opportunity (c) cricket
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. earth
  5. watermelon
  6. telephone
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 3
  16. 3
  17. possibility
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. 4
  22. butterfly
  23. 2
  24. window
  25. 4
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. river
  31. help
  32. girl
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. world
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. 1

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