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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 524 · 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 “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) yesterday (c) picture
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) garden (c) earth
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) plant (c) paper
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) together (c) hippopotamus
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) personality (c) potato
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) calculator (c) holiday
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) window (c) beautiful
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) possibility (c) help
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) school (c) answer
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. square
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. earth
  13. paper
  14. hippopotamus
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. potato
  20. 1
  21. holiday
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. window
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. help
  36. 3
  37. 4
  38. answer
  39. 1
  40. 2

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