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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 321 · 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 “information”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) electricity (c) umbrella
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) opportunity (c) butterfly
  10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) strength (c) information
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yellow (b) umbrella (c) earth
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) photography (c) mango
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) world (c) electricity
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) hospital (c) invitation
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) elephant (c) help

Answer key

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

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