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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 429 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) window (c) watermelon
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) biology (c) jumped
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) curiosity (c) mango
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) window (c) invitation
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) university (c) calculator
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) help (c) curiosity
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) geography (c) grandmother
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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