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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 380 · 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 4 syllables? (a) hospital (b) alligator (c) vocabulary
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) grandmother (c) square
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) examination (c) animal
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) banana (c) window
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) personality (c) window
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) elephant (c) plant

Answer key

  1. alligator
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. square
  22. 1
  23. 5
  24. examination
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. banana
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. 5
  36. dinosaur
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 1
  40. elephant

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