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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 413 · 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 “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) imagination (c) rabbit
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) paper (c) asked
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) refrigerator (c) hospital
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) university (c) shirt
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) strength (c) wonderful
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) school (c) animal
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) stretch (c) personality
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) geography (c) answer
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. imagination
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. hospital
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. watermelon
  12. 5
  13. university
  14. 1
  15. 3
  16. 1
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. people
  31. animal
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. personality
  35. 4
  36. answer
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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