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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 580 · 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 “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) sister (c) world
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) imagination (c) grandmother
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) film (c) picture
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) hospital (c) information
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) jumped (b) curiosity (c) answer
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) hospital (c) picture
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) shirt (c) understanding
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. world
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. imagination
  14. picture
  15. 3
  16. hospital
  17. 1
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. curiosity
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. examination
  35. 5
  36. shirt
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 2

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