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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 609 · 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 “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) strength (b) invitation (c) international
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) help (c) computer
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) hippopotamus (c) square
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) square (c) imagination
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) watermelon (c) imagination
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) opportunity (c) earth
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) friend (c) banana
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. international
  5. 1
  6. 3
  7. computer
  8. 5
  9. 5
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. square
  16. caterpillar
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. people
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. 5
  33. beautiful
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. friend
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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