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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 565 · 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 “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) newspaper (c) people
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) wonderful (c) happy
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) television (c) kangaroo
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) child (c) electricity
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) girl (c) invitation
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) table (c) girl
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) celebration (c) picture
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) window (c) plant
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) little (c) school
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) umbrella (c) international
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) elephant (c) paper
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) window (c) jumped
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) curiosity (c) biology
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) child (c) biology
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. imagination
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. opportunity
  9. television
  10. electricity
  11. invitation
  12. girl
  13. picture
  14. 4
  15. 2
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. plant
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. little
  31. alligator
  32. 4
  33. paper
  34. 3
  35. helicopter
  36. monkey
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. child
  40. 3

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