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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 505 · 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) rabbit (b) watermelon (c) friend
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) watermelon (c) kangaroo
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) answer (c) telephone
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) alligator (c) plant
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) river (c) umbrella
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) watermelon (c) square
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) personality (c) newspaper
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) geography (c) strength
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) curiosity (c) cloud
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) bright (c) monkey
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) yesterday (c) people
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) grandmother (c) stretch
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. friend
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. kangaroo
  7. 5
  8. telephone
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. plant
  15. 5
  16. 1
  17. umbrella
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. electricity
  22. table
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. 4
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. university
  29. 2
  30. curiosity
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. monkey
  37. 4
  38. people
  39. stretch
  40. 2

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