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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 367 · 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 “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) conversation (c) people
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) happy (c) avocado
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) strength (c) garden
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) beautiful (c) cloud
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) refrigerator (c) friend
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) vocabulary (c) garden
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) paper (c) child

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. tomato
  6. avocado
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. strength
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. cloud
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 4
  33. friend
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. 5
  37. garden
  38. 1
  39. 1
  40. child

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