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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 432 · 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 2 syllables? (a) television (b) newspaper (c) teacher
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) water (b) personality (c) computer
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) earth (c) together
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) sister (c) grandmother
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) curiosity (c) water
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) helicopter (c) jumped
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. teacher
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. computer
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. understanding
  16. 4
  17. grandmother
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. water
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. garden
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 4
  40. 3

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