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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 350 · 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 “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) university (c) yellow
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) pencil (c) girl
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) computer (c) water
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) personality (c) telephone
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) vocabulary (c) teacher
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) wonderful (c) paper
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) asked (c) television
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) grandmother (c) water
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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