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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 597 · 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 “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) imagination (c) understanding
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) together (c) shirt
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) invitation (b) important (c) window
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yellow (b) plant (c) refrigerator
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) paper (c) examination
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) paper (c) stretch
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) school (c) international
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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