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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 341 · 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 “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) holiday (c) pencil
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) newspaper (c) opportunity
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) asked (c) caterpillar
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) window (c) hippopotamus
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) grandmother (c) examination
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) information (c) table
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) film (c) paper
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) calculator (b) refrigerator (c) hospital
  40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) opportunity (c) information

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. holiday
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 5
  17. 3
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. activity
  26. doctor
  27. 4
  28. window
  29. grandmother
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. bright
  35. 4
  36. paper
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. hospital
  40. information

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