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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 357 · 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 “water”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) international (c) square
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) stretch (c) avocado
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) bright (b) caterpillar (c) opportunity
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) grandmother (c) geography
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) avocado (c) butterfly
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) school (c) animal
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) mango (c) animal
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) garden (c) newspaper
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) water (c) strength
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) yellow (c) calculator
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) cloud (c) banana
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) watermelon (c) university

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. square
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 5
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 4
  17. avocado
  18. opportunity
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. grandmother
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. butterfly
  27. cricket
  28. mango
  29. 2
  30. garden
  31. 1
  32. strength
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. hippopotamus
  37. 4
  38. banana
  39. 2
  40. university

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