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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 365 · 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 “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) happy (c) dinosaur
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) help (c) opportunity
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) hippopotamus (c) information
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) asked (c) kangaroo
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) computer (c) television
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) strength (c) little
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) happy (c) imagination
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) hospital (c) asked
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. happy
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 1
  21. opportunity
  22. information
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. kangaroo
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. computer
  29. 1
  30. little
  31. 3
  32. imagination
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. hospital
  39. 4
  40. 3

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