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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 408 · 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 “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) umbrella (c) vocabulary
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) cloud (c) people
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) holiday (c) university
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) possibility (c) celebration
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) information (c) friend
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) asked (c) dinosaur
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) tomato (c) window
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) cloud (c) yellow
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. umbrella
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. people
  7. earth
  8. water
  9. friend
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. dinosaur
  14. 1
  15. window
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. 4
  20. 5
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. opportunity
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. 5
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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