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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 611 · 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 “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) watermelon (c) beautiful
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) newspaper (c) school
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) geography (b) computer (c) hippopotamus
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) garden (c) hippopotamus
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) teacher (c) elephant
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) help (c) refrigerator
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) kangaroo (c) happy
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) elephant (c) avocado
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) help (b) together (c) conversation
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. asked
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. information
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. computer
  16. garden
  17. 2
  18. 5
  19. 2
  20. teacher
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. refrigerator
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. happy
  29. 5
  30. avocado
  31. 5
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. together
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. 4

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