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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 55 · 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 “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) international (c) garden
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) jumped (c) answer
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) people (c) curiosity
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) personality (c) helicopter
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) bright (c) activity
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) television (c) examination
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) film (c) computer
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) strength (b) celebration (c) answer
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) doctor (c) elephant
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) table (c) geography

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. animal
  5. answer
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. people
  9. 1
  10. helicopter
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. bright
  20. examination
  21. 2
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. 5
  28. computer
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. celebration
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. doctor
  40. table

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