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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 32 · 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 “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) hippopotamus (c) doctor
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) garden (c) square
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) geography (c) monkey
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) bright (c) butterfly
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) friend (c) monkey
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) electricity (c) water
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) shirt (c) celebration
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) teacher (c) possibility
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) caterpillar (c) opportunity
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. doctor
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. information
  11. monkey
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 5
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. butterfly
  24. 4
  25. international
  26. 3
  27. electricity
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. shirt
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. possibility
  39. caterpillar
  40. 2

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