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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 396 · 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) possibility (b) potato (c) photography
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) little (c) invitation
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) caterpillar (c) teacher
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) butterfly (c) film
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) mango (c) personality
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. potato
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. 5
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. invitation
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 4
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. girl
  28. butterfly
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. mango
  33. 5
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. 5
  40. 4

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