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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 478 · 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 “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) vocabulary (c) information
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) friend (c) watermelon
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) window (c) grandmother
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) bright (c) television
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) stretch (c) water
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) help (c) mango
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) plant (c) computer
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) asked (b) butterfly (c) imagination
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) wonderful (c) celebration
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) university (c) cloud
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) examination (c) important
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) water (c) earth
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. yellow
  8. watermelon
  9. window
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. grandmother
  15. 1
  16. curiosity
  17. vocabulary
  18. helicopter
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. butterfly
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. wonderful
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 3
  31. university
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. examination
  35. earth
  36. 4
  37. 4
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. 1

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