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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 340 · 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 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) school (c) conversation
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) computer (c) bright
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) river (c) film
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) rabbit (c) electricity
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) biology
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) window (c) plant
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) jumped (c) biology
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) happy (c) conversation
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. school
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. bright
  5. university
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. rabbit
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. elephant
  15. 2
  16. plant
  17. 2
  18. jumped
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. conversation
  32. 1
  33. 4
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 4

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