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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 382 · 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 “water”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) wonderful (c) curiosity
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) caterpillar (b) square (c) garden
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) teacher (c) calculator
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) people (c) child
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) holiday (c) electricity
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) umbrella (c) geography
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) celebration (c) little
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) examination (c) square
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) personality (c) watermelon
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) sister (c) film
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) avocado (c) animal
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) plant (c) little
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. world
  3. 2
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. square
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. teacher
  11. child
  12. holiday
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. river
  19. stretch
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. biology
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. personality
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. film
  36. 3
  37. animal
  38. plant
  39. 2
  40. 1

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