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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 531 · 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 “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) rabbit (c) curiosity
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) avocado (b) wonderful (c) doctor
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) teacher (c) girl
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) paper (b) umbrella (c) caterpillar
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) stretch (c) university
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) examination (c) child
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) yellow (c) telephone
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) asked (c) teacher
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) doctor (c) avocado
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. calculator
  4. 1
  5. wonderful
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. 1
  13. girl
  14. 1
  15. umbrella
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. stretch
  24. 2
  25. grandmother
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. yellow
  32. asked
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. imagination
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. 1

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