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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 54 · 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 “yesterday”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) possibility (c) monkey
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) water (c) strength
  10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) refrigerator (c) telephone
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) helicopter (c) strength
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) examination (c) grandmother
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) hippopotamus (c) hospital
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) information (c) important
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. monkey
  6. 5
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. water
  10. telephone
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. strength
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. grandmother
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. hospital
  37. important
  38. 1
  39. 1
  40. 1

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