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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 395 · 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 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) animal (c) imagination
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) umbrella (c) information
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) watermelon (c) bright
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) television (c) monkey
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) happy (c) calculator
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) girl (c) university
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) conversation (c) child
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) international (c) school
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) help (c) helicopter
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. animal
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. information
  9. 3
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. together
  17. 2
  18. monkey
  19. 3
  20. calculator
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 1
  24. 5
  25. biology
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. child
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. international
  37. 2
  38. 4
  39. helicopter
  40. 2

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