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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 388 · 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 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) world (c) opportunity
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) examination (c) avocado
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) helicopter (c) plant
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) tomato (c) stretch
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) asked (c) holiday
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) yellow (c) square
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) geography (c) imagination
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) elephant (c) doctor
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) geography (c) child
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) biology (c) friend
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) plant (c) curiosity
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. answer
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. avocado
  5. 5
  6. possibility
  7. tomato
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. holiday
  12. 2
  13. square
  14. 3
  15. paper
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. film
  22. child
  23. 1
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. 5
  32. friend
  33. 1
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. pencil
  40. 1

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