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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 736 · 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 “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) film (c) photography
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) answer (c) world
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) strength (c) alligator
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) rabbit (c) plant
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) kangaroo (c) world
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) biology (c) telephone
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) earth (b) together (c) electricity
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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