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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 421 · 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 “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) yesterday (c) earth
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) mango (c) international
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) helicopter (c) answer
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) calculator (c) hippopotamus
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) cricket (c) stretch
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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