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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 674 · 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 “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) cricket (c) electricity
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) examination (c) asked
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) tomato (b) plant (c) sister
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) wonderful (c) film
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) pencil (c) holiday
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) international (c) information
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) answer (c) personality
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. together
  13. asked
  14. 5
  15. 5
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. sister
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. wonderful
  26. pencil
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. information
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. caterpillar
  40. 4

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