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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 577 · 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 “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hospital (b) curiosity (c) alligator
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) rabbit (c) biology
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) film (c) doctor
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) mango (c) opportunity
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) hospital (c) sister
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) plant (c) paper
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) curiosity (c) umbrella
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. alligator
  3. 5
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 4
  11. rabbit
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. doctor
  15. 1
  16. 3
  17. grandmother
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. 2
  21. hospital
  22. 1
  23. 1
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. paper
  35. 1
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. calculator
  39. 1
  40. 3

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