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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 601 · 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 “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) university (c) help
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) curiosity (c) understanding
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) newspaper (c) teacher
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) girl (c) university
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) film (c) picture
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) understanding (b) international (c) square
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) happy (c) school
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) girl (c) watermelon
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 4
  3. help
  4. understanding
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. invitation
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. university
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 4
  26. picture
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 1
  32. 1
  33. square
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. school
  37. girl
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 2

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