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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 384 · 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) world (b) tomato (c) caterpillar
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) stretch (c) grandmother
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) monkey (c) vocabulary
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) possibility (c) computer
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) tomato (b) garden (c) biology
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) photography (c) bright
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) paper (c) celebration
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) beautiful (c) window
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) sister (c) refrigerator
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) kangaroo (c) happy
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. caterpillar
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. grandmother
  6. 4
  7. invitation
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. computer
  13. biology
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. photography
  21. 1
  22. celebration
  23. 3
  24. 5
  25. 4
  26. window
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. sister
  30. 4
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 4
  35. kangaroo
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 4

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