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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 618 · 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 “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) help (c) doctor
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) potato (c) international
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) window (c) newspaper
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) friend (c) holiday
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) opportunity (c) dinosaur
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) banana (c) stretch
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) umbrella (c) earth
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) wonderful (c) bright
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) plant (c) geography
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) happy (c) computer

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. help
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. 1
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. potato
  15. 1
  16. window
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. activity
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. dinosaur
  27. 4
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. stretch
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. earth
  35. wonderful
  36. plant
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. university

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