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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 630 · 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 “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) telephone (b) earth (c) electricity
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) television (c) people
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) girl (c) hospital
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) avocado (c) plant
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) photography (c) international
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) teacher (c) biology
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) hippopotamus (c) beautiful
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) monkey (c) computer
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) water (c) stretch
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) information (b) yellow (c) together
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) tomato (c) stretch
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 4
  5. earth
  6. opportunity
  7. hospital
  8. 3
  9. doctor
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. elephant
  14. 3
  15. teacher
  16. hippopotamus
  17. stretch
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. personality
  21. 1
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. information
  30. 3
  31. 2
  32. 4
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. table
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. 2

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