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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 544 · 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) elephant (b) pencil (c) curiosity
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) understanding (c) cloud
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) answer (c) imagination
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) monkey (c) photography
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) university (c) avocado
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) personality (c) umbrella
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) international (c) friend
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. pencil
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. beautiful
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. answer
  16. 5
  17. hippopotamus
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. jumped
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. child
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. rabbit
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. 2

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