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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 329 · 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 “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) avocado (c) teacher
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) people (c) cloud
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) invitation (c) teacher
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) help (c) avocado
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) window (c) together
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) answer (c) holiday
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) banana (c) earth
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) invitation (c) paper
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) butterfly (c) vocabulary
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) animal (b) university (c) conversation
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) wonderful (c) examination
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. teacher
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. celebration
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. curiosity
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 4
  21. avocado
  22. cloud
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. alligator
  26. 1
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. watermelon
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. invitation
  34. mango
  35. university
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. examination
  40. 5

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