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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 578 · 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 “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) alligator (c) girl
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) kangaroo (c) celebration
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) people (c) refrigerator
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) square (c) electricity
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) window (c) potato
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. girl
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. little
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. geography
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 5
  25. 5
  26. 5
  27. 3
  28. 4
  29. 3
  30. 1
  31. 1
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. animal
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. potato
  39. 4
  40. 5

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