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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 635 · 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 “world”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) help (c) window
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) water (c) helicopter
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) telephone (b) school (c) imagination
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) picture (b) electricity (c) bright
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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