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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 479 · 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 “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) activity (c) opportunity
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) film (c) conversation
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) world (c) garden
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) examination (c) girl
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) happy (c) imagination
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) vocabulary (c) help
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) dinosaur (c) girl
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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