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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 484 · 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 “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) caterpillar (c) help
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) sister (c) newspaper
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) examination (c) pencil
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) mango (c) wonderful
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) opportunity (c) celebration
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) paper (c) invitation
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) teacher (c) holiday
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) photography (c) animal
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) butterfly (c) possibility
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) refrigerator (c) elephant
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. caterpillar
  7. 4
  8. newspaper
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. examination
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. television
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. opportunity
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. invitation
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 1
  24. 2
  25. holiday
  26. 2
  27. animal
  28. 5
  29. strength
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. elephant
  39. 2
  40. 1

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