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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 642 · 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 “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) square (c) little
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) opportunity (c) world
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cricket (b) beautiful (c) school
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) helicopter (c) teacher
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) cricket (c) asked
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) tomato (c) teacher
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) banana (c) world
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) potato (c) film
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) water (b) imagination (c) holiday

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. square
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. opportunity
  8. 2
  9. school
  10. 3
  11. teacher
  12. 3
  13. possibility
  14. 2
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. tomato
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. banana
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. film
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. imagination

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