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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 621 · 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 “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) window (c) wonderful
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) water (b) earth (c) tomato
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) teacher (c) banana
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) information (c) plant
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) monkey (c) opportunity
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) bright (c) umbrella
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) stretch (c) international
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) happy (c) school
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) earth (c) celebration
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) picture (b) television (c) opportunity
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. window
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. tomato
  8. 1
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. teacher
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. information
  22. 3
  23. monkey
  24. 2
  25. umbrella
  26. 2
  27. stretch
  28. school
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. celebration
  34. 2
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. opportunity
  39. 4
  40. 4

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