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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 590 · 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 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) alligator (c) friend
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) earth (c) kangaroo
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) geography (c) monkey
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) watermelon (c) water
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) rabbit (c) personality
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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