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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 441 · 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 1 syllable? (a) river (b) invitation (c) stretch
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) examination (c) square
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) earth (c) personality
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) garden (c) possibility
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) celebration (c) opportunity
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) caterpillar (c) earth
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) watermelon (c) happy
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) animal (c) alligator

Answer key

  1. stretch
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. square
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. personality
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. asked
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 5
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. banana
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. 1
  32. 5
  33. possibility
  34. happy
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. electricity

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