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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 492 · 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 “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) biology (c) world
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) curiosity (c) asked
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) window (c) school
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) possibility (c) computer
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) animal (c) window
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) jumped (c) holiday
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) little (c) opportunity
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) child (c) answer
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) possibility (c) plant
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. garden
  3. understanding
  4. 3
  5. school
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 4
  19. computer
  20. 1
  21. window
  22. jumped
  23. 3
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 5
  27. opportunity
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. answer
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. together
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 4

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