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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 46 · 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 “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) girl (c) banana
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) mango (c) child
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) curiosity (c) caterpillar
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) elephant (b) information (c) hippopotamus
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) grandmother (c) plant

Answer key

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

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