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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 323 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) opportunity (c) elephant
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) hippopotamus (c) window
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) answer (c) personality
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) child (c) invitation
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) refrigerator (c) television
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) cricket (c) vocabulary
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. elephant
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. hippopotamus
  6. 5
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. answer
  12. invitation
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. refrigerator
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. cricket
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 1

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