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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 628 · 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 “little”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) opportunity (c) friend
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) film (c) activity
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) monkey (b) examination (c) information
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) animal (c) little
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) personality (c) table
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) teacher (c) information
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) curiosity (c) window
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) cloud (c) paper
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) television (c) jumped
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. friend
  8. activity
  9. examination
  10. 1
  11. little
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. table
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. teacher
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. umbrella
  32. paper
  33. 3
  34. television
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. 2

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