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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 442 · 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 “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) help (c) potato
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) pencil (c) possibility
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) earth (c) together
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) animal (c) cricket
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) girl (c) sister
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) banana (b) hippopotamus (c) friend
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) geography (c) stretch
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. help
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. potato
  12. monkey
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. animal
  26. 2
  27. girl
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. friend
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. little
  40. 4

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