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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 45 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) telephone (c) rabbit
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) help (c) little
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) biology (c) university
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) important (c) personality
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) window (b) alligator (c) help
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) refrigerator (c) holiday
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) hippopotamus (c) teacher
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) wonderful (c) table
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) elephant (b) understanding (c) possibility
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) holiday (c) television
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. telephone
  10. 1
  11. little
  12. biology
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. personality
  18. alligator
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. window
  29. 4
  30. holiday
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. table
  34. 1
  35. understanding
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. school
  39. 3
  40. 3

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