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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 640 · 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 “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) opportunity (c) invitation
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) rabbit (c) examination
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) earth (c) electricity
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) people (c) alligator
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) imagination (b) bright (c) understanding
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) holiday (c) answer
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) umbrella (c) film
  23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) geography (c) school
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) girl (c) rabbit
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) together (c) school
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) teacher (c) conversation
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) paper (c) information
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. invitation
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. shirt
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. earth
  15. 4
  16. people
  17. understanding
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. holiday
  21. 1
  22. film
  23. geography
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. rabbit
  32. 1
  33. caterpillar
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. teacher
  38. information
  39. 1
  40. 3

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