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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 737 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) cricket (c) jumped
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) television (c) examination
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) telephone (c) paper
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) imagination (c) conversation
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) information (c) university
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) sister (c) bright
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) television (b) animal (c) film
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) cloud (c) university
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) dinosaur (b) film (c) teacher
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. celebration
  7. television
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. paper
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. 4
  20. conversation
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. information
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. bright
  31. 1
  32. 4
  33. animal
  34. banana
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. film
  39. 3
  40. 5

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