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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 638 · 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.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) curiosity (c) cloud
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) celebration (b) electricity (c) elephant
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) banana (c) cricket
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) elephant (c) plant
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) together (c) photography
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) monkey (b) activity (c) personality
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) geography (c) teacher
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) hippopotamus (c) umbrella

Answer key

  1. potato
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. elephant
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 1
  10. 1
  11. 2
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 4
  17. cricket
  18. plant
  19. photography
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. personality
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. computer
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. calculator

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