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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 356 · 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 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) hippopotamus (c) cloud
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) hospital (c) avocado
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) strength (c) geography
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) opportunity (c) computer
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) sister (c) personality
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) television (c) vocabulary
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) information (c) computer
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) butterfly (c) rabbit
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. yellow
  2. 1
  3. hospital
  4. geography
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 4
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. opportunity
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. personality
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. television
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. international
  34. 1
  35. butterfly
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 5

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