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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 712 · 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.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) opportunity (c) river
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) alligator (c) paper
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) understanding (c) cloud
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) examination (c) animal
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) hospital (c) opportunity
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) strength (c) possibility
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) refrigerator (c) television
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) river (c) imagination
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) umbrella (c) geography
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. river
  4. 5
  5. alligator
  6. 2
  7. cloud
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. earth
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 3
  14. teacher
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. 2
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. strength
  30. television
  31. 3
  32. imagination
  33. 1
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. table
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 1

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