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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 511 · 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) conversation (b) film (c) paper
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) newspaper (c) cricket
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) hippopotamus (c) girl
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) teacher (b) film (c) information
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) butterfly (c) people
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) river (c) university
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) geography (c) cricket
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) university (c) table
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) mango (c) opportunity
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) hippopotamus (c) answer
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) people (c) understanding
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) jumped (c) geography
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) earth (c) holiday
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) doctor (c) holiday
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) rabbit (c) avocado
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. film
  2. 3
  3. conversation
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. butterfly
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. information
  16. people
  17. world
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 1
  22. cricket
  23. table
  24. 1
  25. mango
  26. answer
  27. strength
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. together
  31. earth
  32. holiday
  33. rabbit
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. 3

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