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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 468 · 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 “child”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) school (b) watermelon (c) answer
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) water (b) potato (c) school
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) dinosaur (c) activity
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) paper (c) geography
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) stretch (c) invitation
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) newspaper (c) window
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) biology (c) imagination
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. watermelon
  5. potato
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. dinosaur
  19. 1
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. examination
  24. 3
  25. picture
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. newspaper
  39. imagination
  40. 5

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