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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 461 · 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 “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) film (c) river
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) girl (c) avocado
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) invitation (c) stretch
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) together (c) jumped
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) telephone (c) shirt
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) conversation (c) tomato
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) picture (c) television
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) television (c) school
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) newspaper (c) teacher
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) little (c) biology
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) people (c) university
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) shirt (c) television

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. film
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. happy
  6. 1
  7. umbrella
  8. 2
  9. together
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. telephone
  14. conversation
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. television
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. mango
  25. 4
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 5
  30. newspaper
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. little
  35. 4
  36. 1
  37. university
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. monkey

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