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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 534 · 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 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) teacher (c) watermelon
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) shirt (c) activity
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) newspaper (b) cloud (c) international
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) important (b) help (c) possibility
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) table (c) shirt
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) film (c) water
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) plant (b) picture (c) curiosity
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) school (c) computer
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) geography (c) cricket
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. teacher
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 5
  7. 1
  8. imagination
  9. international
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 4
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. important
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. table
  23. 1
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. animal
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. curiosity
  30. 3
  31. school
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. cricket
  36. 4
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 1

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