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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 504 · 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 “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) computer (c) opportunity
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) table (c) conversation
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) square (c) caterpillar
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) school (c) grandmother
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) plant (c) vocabulary
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) rabbit (c) important
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) earth (c) information
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) umbrella (c) alligator
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) grandmother (c) electricity
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) jumped (c) window

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. computer
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. together
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. caterpillar
  16. 2
  17. grandmother
  18. plant
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. important
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. information
  29. 5
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. bright
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. 1
  39. electricity
  40. umbrella

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