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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 682 · 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 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) earth (c) sister
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) helicopter (c) opportunity
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) possibility (c) kangaroo
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) teacher (c) activity
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. earth
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. opportunity
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 5
  32. watermelon
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. hippopotamus
  39. 3
  40. 1

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