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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 327 · 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 “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) banana (c) activity
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) yellow (c) telephone
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) girl (c) banana
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) avocado (c) world
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) mango (c) together
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) examination (c) girl
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) wonderful (c) conversation
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) geography (c) people
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) watermelon (c) earth
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) bright (c) geography
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) strength (c) paper
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. banana
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. yellow
  8. girl
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. world
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. together
  19. examination
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. conversation
  23. people
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. watermelon
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. window
  31. 5
  32. 5
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. strength
  38. 1
  39. 5
  40. 5

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