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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 584 · 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 “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) information (c) garden
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) child (c) potato
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) caterpillar (c) school
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) film (c) refrigerator
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) biology (c) asked
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) cloud (c) table
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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