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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 66 · 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) hospital (b) avocado (c) imagination
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) international (c) monkey
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) mango (c) film
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) imagination (c) potato
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) watermelon (c) shirt
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) photography (c) square
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) photography (c) important
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) electricity (c) umbrella
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) wonderful (c) conversation
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. hospital
  2. international
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. mango
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. potato
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. garden
  22. 3
  23. square
  24. 3
  25. photography
  26. 2
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. electricity
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. asked
  37. 4
  38. 4
  39. 2
  40. 1

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