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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 409 · 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.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) banana (c) electricity
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) monkey (c) girl
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) mango (c) photography
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) refrigerator (c) happy
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) computer (c) photography
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. electricity
  2. 2
  3. calculator
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. 4
  10. mango
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. beautiful
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 5
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. girl
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 4
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 5

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