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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 540 · 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 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) plant (c) refrigerator
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) invitation (c) computer
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) examination (c) mango
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) school (c) hospital
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) water (b) earth (c) caterpillar
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) square (c) celebration
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) pencil (c) friend
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) hippopotamus (c) window
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) pencil (c) stretch
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. refrigerator
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. water
  7. 1
  8. examination
  9. 1
  10. 4
  11. 1
  12. 4
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. picture
  19. 1
  20. caterpillar
  21. 2
  22. celebration
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. possibility
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. 1
  32. hippopotamus
  33. 2
  34. holiday
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. 5
  40. 2

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