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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 401 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) holiday (c) examination
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) shirt (c) avocado
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) banana (c) alligator
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) calculator (c) vocabulary
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) asked (c) sister
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) newspaper (c) opportunity
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) strength (c) water
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) wonderful (c) calculator
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. holiday
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. avocado
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. cricket
  11. 3
  12. calculator
  13. 1
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. 4
  24. alligator
  25. 5
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. rabbit
  31. 1
  32. water
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. wonderful
  39. 5
  40. 2

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