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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 718 · 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 “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) water (b) banana (c) cloud
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) shirt (c) opportunity
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) holiday (c) happy
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) tomato (c) square
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) understanding (c) opportunity
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) monkey (b) animal (c) possibility
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) holiday (c) possibility
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) teacher (c) jumped
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) examination (c) paper
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) earth (c) watermelon
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) information (c) newspaper
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. water
  10. shirt
  11. happy
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. invitation
  15. 3
  16. understanding
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. animal
  23. 1
  24. holiday
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. avocado
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. examination
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. watermelon
  37. information
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 4

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