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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 347 · 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 “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) electricity (c) earth
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) doctor (c) vocabulary
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) umbrella (c) activity
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) cricket (c) watermelon
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) university (c) kangaroo
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) alligator (c) teacher
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) animal (c) refrigerator
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) university (c) garden
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) invitation (c) monkey
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) electricity (c) plant
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. umbrella
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. doctor
  17. 2
  18. cloud
  19. watermelon
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. university
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. teacher
  32. 3
  33. animal
  34. 4
  35. photography
  36. girl
  37. plant
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 5

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