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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 721 · 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 “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) photography (b) asked (c) opportunity
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) cloud (c) curiosity
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) people (b) conversation (c) animal
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) banana (b) square (c) information
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) alligator (c) river
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) umbrella (c) plant
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. asked
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. 5
  17. 5
  18. curiosity
  19. conversation
  20. 3
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. 4
  26. information
  27. 2
  28. river
  29. 5
  30. 3
  31. 2
  32. plant
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. 2

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