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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 656 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) square (b) computer (c) curiosity
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) personality (c) river
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) animal (c) vocabulary
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) bright (b) caterpillar (c) elephant
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) geography (c) window
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) hospital (c) geography
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) rabbit (c) invitation
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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