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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 560 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) important (c) little
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) international (c) jumped
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) imagination (c) kangaroo
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) bright (c) helicopter
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) celebration (c) possibility
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) square (b) watermelon (c) international
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) girl (c) refrigerator
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) caterpillar (c) girl
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) pencil (c) watermelon
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) kangaroo (c) cloud
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) electricity (c) newspaper
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) imagination (c) together
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. little
  10. monkey
  11. 1
  12. imagination
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. bright
  18. 3
  19. picture
  20. watermelon
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. garden
  24. 3
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. sister
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. jumped
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. river
  36. 1
  37. electricity
  38. 2
  39. together
  40. 3

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