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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 634 · 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 “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) river (c) friend
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) water (c) square
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) together (b) plant (c) cricket
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) people (c) personality
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) paper (c) invitation
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) alligator (c) stretch
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) grandmother (c) imagination
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) friend (c) personality
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) shirt (c) answer
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) school (c) elephant
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. river
  5. alligator
  6. 4
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. plant
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. people
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. invitation
  23. computer
  24. imagination
  25. 3
  26. 4
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. watermelon
  31. answer
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. school
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. 2

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