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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 319 · 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) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) pencil (c) yesterday
  10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) hippopotamus (c) telephone
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) yesterday (c) invitation
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) answer (c) helicopter
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) information (c) school
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) examination (c) grandmother
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) mango (c) girl
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) bright (c) refrigerator
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) help (c) beautiful
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. yesterday
  10. telephone
  11. invitation
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 5
  17. answer
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. information
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. garden
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. girl
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. bright
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. beautiful
  39. 3
  40. 3

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