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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 493 · 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 “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) computer (c) answer
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) asked (c) holiday
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) potato (c) watermelon
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) imagination (c) dinosaur
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) avocado (c) opportunity
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) watermelon (c) curiosity
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) window (c) calculator
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. helicopter
  6. 1
  7. 5
  8. holiday
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. potato
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 1
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. doctor
  32. 3
  33. cricket
  34. 2
  35. kangaroo
  36. calculator
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 1

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