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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 591 · 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) university (b) jumped (c) photography
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) international (c) paper
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) school (c) understanding
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) monkey (b) electricity (c) kangaroo
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) rabbit (b) film (c) refrigerator
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) university (c) plant
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) girl (c) helicopter
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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