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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 529 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) yellow (c) newspaper
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) animal (c) helicopter
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) newspaper (c) window
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) doctor (c) hippopotamus
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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