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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 695 · 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 “information”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) window (c) butterfly
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) paper (c) photography
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) invitation (c) yesterday
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) refrigerator (c) watermelon
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) hospital (c) child
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) international (c) window
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) jumped (c) international
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) bright (c) doctor
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) strength (c) hospital
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. window
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. paper
  10. garden
  11. 2
  12. mango
  13. 3
  14. alligator
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. stretch
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 2
  23. international
  24. 5
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. doctor
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. hospital
  39. 4
  40. 3

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