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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 418 · 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) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) curiosity (c) pencil
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) window (c) curiosity
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) stretch (c) pencil
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) shirt (c) university
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) university (c) activity
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) hippopotamus (c) alligator
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) river (c) square
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) window (c) holiday
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) yellow (b) alligator (c) hospital
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) international (c) girl
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) little (c) telephone
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. pencil
  5. bright
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. stretch
  10. 1
  11. teacher
  12. 2
  13. help
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. water
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. square
  23. 4
  24. window
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. hospital
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. conversation
  34. telephone
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 2

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