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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 339 · 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 “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) understanding (c) strength
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) picture (b) plant (c) personality
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) friend (c) picture
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) animal (c) earth
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) sister (c) computer
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) electricity (c) television
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) banana (c) pencil
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) personality (c) information
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. international
  4. plant
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. picture
  9. earth
  10. 4
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. computer
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 3
  24. television
  25. 3
  26. friend
  27. 5
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. information
  38. 5
  39. 3
  40. 2

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