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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 668 · 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 “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) photography (c) university
  3. 3.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) alligator (c) refrigerator
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) understanding (b) opportunity (c) banana
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) paper (c) information
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) biology
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) understanding (c) potato
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) telephone (c) geography
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) beautiful (c) garden
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) friend (c) grandmother
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. computer
  3. alligator
  4. 1
  5. 1
  6. opportunity
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. paper
  11. elephant
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. understanding
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. doctor
  31. beautiful
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. 1
  38. 4
  39. grandmother
  40. 3

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