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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 661 · 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 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) shirt (c) happy
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) helicopter (c) friend
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) rabbit (c) celebration
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) telephone (c) university
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) alligator (c) strength
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) television (c) personality
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) calculator (c) computer
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) television (c) pencil

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. garden
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. celebration
  16. water
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 1
  23. strength
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. 5
  35. personality
  36. computer
  37. 1
  38. 5
  39. 3
  40. asked

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