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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 725 · 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 “square”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) plant (c) university
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) girl (c) animal
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) possibility (c) geography
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) refrigerator (c) wonderful
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) answer (c) university
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) animal (c) film
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) asked (b) rabbit (c) curiosity
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) helicopter (c) examination
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) strength (c) photography
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 5
  5. plant
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. animal
  17. geography
  18. 1
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. river
  23. 4
  24. answer
  25. 2
  26. film
  27. rabbit
  28. 5
  29. together
  30. 4
  31. strength
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 5
  40. 4

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