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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 453 · 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 “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) opportunity (c) cloud
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) international (c) stretch
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) caterpillar (c) help
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) hippopotamus (c) strength
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) asked (c) window
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) caterpillar (c) butterfly
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) celebration (c) curiosity
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) computer (c) film
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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