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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 550 · 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 3 syllables? (a) information (b) vocabulary (c) hospital
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) friend (c) personality
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) paper (b) avocado (c) bright
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) river (c) refrigerator
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) happy (c) geography
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) river (c) celebration
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) imagination (c) biology
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) conversation (c) bright
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) curiosity (c) world
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) avocado
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. hospital
  2. window
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. bright
  15. 1
  16. refrigerator
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. geography
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. friend
  27. biology
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. conversation
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. curiosity
  37. 2
  38. avocado
  39. 3
  40. 2

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