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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 636 · 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 “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) paper (c) asked
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) film (c) avocado
  10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) help (c) tomato
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) child (c) curiosity
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) garden (c) refrigerator
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) paper (c) calculator
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) cloud (c) yellow
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 4
  5. paper
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. vocabulary
  10. tomato
  11. 1
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. 5
  15. curiosity
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. refrigerator
  23. 1
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. kangaroo
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. yellow
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 1

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