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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 616 · 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 “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) help (b) television (c) sister
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) pencil (b) avocado (c) strength
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) sister (b) computer (c) hippopotamus
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) electricity (c) television
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) imagination (b) plant (c) tomato
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) examination (c) doctor
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) world (c) curiosity
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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