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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 662 · 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 “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) avocado (c) mango
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) doctor (c) earth
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) possibility (b) shirt (c) television
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) animal (c) international
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) grandmother (c) school
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) computer (c) university
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) doctor (c) dinosaur
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) refrigerator (c) strength
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) elephant (c) plant
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. mango
  4. 3
  5. earth
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. television
  12. 3
  13. international
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. school
  18. computer
  19. dinosaur
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. 1
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. strength
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. plant
  40. 1

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