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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 435 · 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 “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) river (b) activity (c) curiosity
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) potato (c) cloud
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) window (c) celebration
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) geography (c) hippopotamus
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) river (c) help
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) square (c) together
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) world (c) curiosity
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. curiosity
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. understanding
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. window
  14. 2
  15. hippopotamus
  16. 3
  17. 5
  18. refrigerator
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. together
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. 5
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. tomato
  39. 4
  40. 2

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