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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 660 · 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 “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) school (c) animal
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) refrigerator (c) table
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) plant (b) biology (c) rabbit
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) watermelon (c) table
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) yesterday (c) helicopter
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) opportunity (c) monkey
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. animal
  6. 1
  7. refrigerator
  8. 2
  9. 1
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. plant
  20. 5
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 5
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. watermelon
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. electricity
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. 2
  39. shirt
  40. 3

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