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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 684 · 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 5 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) imagination (c) bright
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) people (c) square
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) people (c) strength
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) film (c) opportunity
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) jumped (c) understanding
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) elephant (c) university
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) imagination (c) paper
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) paper (b) possibility (c) banana
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) plant (c) window
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) friend (c) vocabulary
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) answer (c) friend
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. imagination
  2. 2
  3. square
  4. people
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 2
  12. avocado
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. hospital
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. university
  20. earth
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. 1
  24. possibility
  25. 4
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. plant
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. vocabulary
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. friend
  39. 4
  40. 4

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