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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 619 · 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) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) yellow (c) conversation
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) picture (c) information
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) refrigerator (c) monkey
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) imagination (c) world
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) cricket (c) possibility
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) opportunity (c) film
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cricket (b) butterfly (c) examination
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) window (c) photography
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. conversation
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. picture
  9. 1
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. 5
  15. monkey
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. happy
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. world
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. opportunity
  29. 5
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. examination
  37. imagination
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 4

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