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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 582 · 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 “film”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) sister (c) television
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) university (c) umbrella
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) school (b) paper (c) photography
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) asked (c) international
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) holiday (c) biology
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) personality (c) telephone
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. sister
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 1
  14. umbrella
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. 5
  18. school
  19. 3
  20. asked
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. holiday
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. personality
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. 3

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