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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 719 · 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 “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) table (c) yesterday
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) school (c) refrigerator
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) sister (b) photography (c) imagination
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) answer (c) elephant
  7. 7.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) elephant (c) world
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) film (b) information (c) table
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) window (c) electricity
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) imagination (c) alligator
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) river (b) banana (c) invitation
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) cricket (c) watermelon
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) film (c) university
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. child
  4. school
  5. photography
  6. answer
  7. elephant
  8. 5
  9. 2
  10. table
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. helicopter
  15. 3
  16. mango
  17. 5
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. invitation
  23. 4
  24. 5
  25. cricket
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 1
  34. 2
  35. university
  36. 4
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 4

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