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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 430 · 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 “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) calculator (c) asked
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) elephant (c) people
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) university (c) garden
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) garden (c) possibility
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) university (c) stretch
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) pencil (c) photography
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) computer (c) university
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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