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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 361 · 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 “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) stretch (c) little
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) table (c) stretch
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) important (c) little
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) picture (c) watermelon
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) grandmother (c) film
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. invitation
  6. 5
  7. stretch
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. help
  20. international
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 1
  36. film
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 1

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