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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 726 · 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 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) pencil (c) conversation
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) window (c) girl
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) potato (c) teacher
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) butterfly (c) help
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) tomato (c) river
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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