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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 532 · 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 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) doctor (c) earth
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) school (c) window
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) monkey (b) school (c) photography
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) dinosaur (c) invitation
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cloud (b) calculator (c) together
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) university (c) grandmother
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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