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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 446 · 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 “window”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) vocabulary (c) potato
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) refrigerator (c) girl
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) butterfly (b) personality (c) help
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) cloud (c) umbrella
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) caterpillar (c) cloud
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) university (c) geography
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) child (c) doctor
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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