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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 583 · 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.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) water (c) calculator
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) grandmother (b) possibility (c) bright
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) kangaroo (c) doctor
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) world (c) opportunity
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) friend (c) pencil
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) newspaper (c) garden
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) film (c) elephant
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. calculator
  2. 3
  3. bright
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 1
  7. 4
  8. kangaroo
  9. 3
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 5
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. world
  23. 2
  24. pencil
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 4
  32. 5
  33. 2
  34. help
  35. 1
  36. elephant
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 2

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