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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 376 · 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 1 syllable? (a) umbrella (b) activity (c) earth
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) caterpillar (c) film
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) caterpillar (c) computer
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) asked (c) caterpillar
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) alligator (c) tomato
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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