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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 405 · 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 “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) imagination (b) alligator (c) potato
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) table (c) jumped
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) helicopter (c) doctor
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) opportunity (c) mango
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) yesterday (c) child
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) watermelon (c) shirt
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) square (c) personality
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) garden (c) electricity
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) asked (c) possibility
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. potato
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. information
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. doctor
  17. opportunity
  18. child
  19. 4
  20. watermelon
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. personality
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 1
  33. electricity
  34. 3
  35. possibility
  36. 3
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 1

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