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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 592 · 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 “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) jumped (c) television
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) information (c) electricity
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) window (c) imagination
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) photography (c) animal
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) water (c) possibility
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) cloud (c) happy
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) monkey (b) computer (c) bright
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) teacher (c) understanding
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) friend (c) computer
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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