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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 436 · 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 “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) geography (c) possibility
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) possibility (c) garden
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) yellow (c) important
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) refrigerator (c) strength
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) international (b) kangaroo (c) information
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) teacher (c) celebration
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) hospital (c) vocabulary
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. geography
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. possibility
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. electricity
  17. refrigerator
  18. information
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. 4
  32. 2
  33. teacher
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. television
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. 3

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