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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 61 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) wonderful (c) doctor
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) doctor (c) curiosity
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) photography (c) earth
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) celebration (c) school
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) grandmother (c) doctor
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) newspaper (c) friend
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. wonderful
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. curiosity
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. earth
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. elephant
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. grandmother
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. newspaper
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 1

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