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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 48 · 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 “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) paper (c) photography
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) invitation (c) asked
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) tomato (c) refrigerator
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) watermelon (c) river
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) caterpillar (c) personality
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) answer (c) opportunity
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) electricity (c) garden
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. photography
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. asked
  19. 3
  20. tomato
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. watermelon
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. personality
  33. answer
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 5
  37. 1
  38. together
  39. 1
  40. 2

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