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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 700 · 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) calculator (b) school (c) tomato
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) world (c) celebration
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) biology (c) help
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) film (c) alligator
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) rabbit (c) yesterday
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) imagination (c) teacher
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) helicopter (c) vocabulary
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) university (c) people
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. school
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. 3
  9. 1
  10. 1
  11. celebration
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. biology
  16. 2
  17. picture
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. 4
  23. 4
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. strength
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. teacher
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. helicopter
  36. university
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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