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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 487 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) personality (c) strength
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) water (b) understanding (c) umbrella
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) mango (c) caterpillar
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) electricity (c) shirt
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) jumped (c) pencil
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) potato (c) asked
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) answer (c) alligator
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) umbrella (c) teacher

Answer key

  1. strength
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. understanding
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. caterpillar
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. shirt
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 4
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. pencil
  30. 3
  31. 1
  32. possibility
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. answer
  39. 1
  40. teacher

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