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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 402 · 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 “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) international (c) jumped
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) bright (c) newspaper
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) animal (c) invitation
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) doctor (b) beautiful (c) hippopotamus
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) stretch (c) photography
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) pencil (c) electricity
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) table (c) opportunity
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. jumped
  3. newspaper
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. university
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. hippopotamus
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 5
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. photography
  27. pencil
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. opportunity
  40. 4

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