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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 417 · 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 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) doctor (c) hospital
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cricket (b) newspaper (c) international
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) child (c) biology
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) opportunity (c) help
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) university (b) mango (c) strength
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) possibility (c) hospital
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) opportunity (c) bright
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) window (c) photography
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) earth (c) monkey
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. hospital
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. international
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. child
  12. 1
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. help
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. strength
  19. 1
  20. cricket
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. opportunity
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. photography
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. earth
  39. 2
  40. 1

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