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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 474 · 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 “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) kangaroo (c) square
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) water (c) opportunity
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) tomato (c) bright
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) sister (c) imagination
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) help (c) water
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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