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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 722 · 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 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) helicopter (c) possibility
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) strength (c) opportunity
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) alligator (c) curiosity
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) pencil (b) opportunity (c) conversation
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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