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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 469 · 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 “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) imagination (c) tomato
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) alligator (c) picture
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) grandmother (c) film
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) electricity (c) asked
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) personality (c) alligator
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) television (c) curiosity
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) possibility (c) mango
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) teacher (c) imagination
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) stretch (c) television
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. avocado
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. picture
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. grandmother
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. electricity
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. 1
  19. personality
  20. banana
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 4
  28. 5
  29. possibility
  30. 4
  31. imagination
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. 5
  35. 2
  36. answer
  37. 4
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 1

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