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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 607 · 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 “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) avocado (c) vocabulary
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) paper (c) vocabulary
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) vocabulary (c) yellow
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) celebration (c) happy
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) school (c) paper
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) plant (c) biology
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) celebration (c) garden

Answer key

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

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