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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 378 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) child (c) grandmother
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) plant (c) calculator
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) picture (c) photography
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) photography (c) hippopotamus
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) possibility (c) activity
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) film (c) mango
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. grandmother
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. cricket
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. picture
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. hippopotamus
  30. 1
  31. possibility
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. 5
  37. 4
  38. mango
  39. 2
  40. 2

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