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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 407 · 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 “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) umbrella (c) pencil
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) strength (c) electricity
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) earth (c) possibility
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) watermelon (c) elephant
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) caterpillar (c) water
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) paper (c) bright
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) plant (c) pencil
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) electricity (c) pencil
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) important (c) garden

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. pencil
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. electricity
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. possibility
  10. 2
  11. watermelon
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 5
  22. water
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. paper
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. animal
  37. stretch
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. garden

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