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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 663 · 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 “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) people (c) shirt
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) jumped (c) telephone
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) window (c) earth
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) personality (c) umbrella
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) information (c) mango
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) table (c) bright
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) child (c) water
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) little (c) opportunity
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) elephant (c) garden

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. alligator
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. geography
  7. 3
  8. biology
  9. 3
  10. umbrella
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. information
  18. 1
  19. 1
  20. celebration
  21. 1
  22. child
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. little
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 3
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. garden

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