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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 362 · 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) calculator (b) river (c) stretch
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) elephant (c) alligator
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) butterfly (c) personality
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) potato (c) avocado
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) computer (c) school
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) hippopotamus (c) garden
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) animal (c) biology
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) teacher (c) opportunity
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) holiday (c) calculator
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) square (c) picture
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. river
  2. 1
  3. alligator
  4. 2
  5. personality
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. avocado
  9. school
  10. 4
  11. garden
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. animal
  15. television
  16. 1
  17. bright
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. picture
  31. 4
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. 1
  40. 3

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