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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 440 · 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 “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) friend (c) possibility
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) conversation (c) cloud
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) cloud (c) kangaroo
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) people (c) banana
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) helicopter (c) cloud
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) banana (c) yellow
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) happy (c) together
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) television (c) cricket
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) newspaper (c) friend
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. answer
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. conversation
  7. 3
  8. kangaroo
  9. 1
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. international
  13. cloud
  14. banana
  15. 5
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. together
  20. 1
  21. cricket
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. newspaper
  25. 4
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 1

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