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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 740 · 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 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) asked (c) international
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) beautiful (c) teacher
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) square (b) possibility (c) cricket
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) stretch (c) opportunity
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) biology (c) cloud
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) together (c) geography
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) paper (b) child (c) invitation
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) shirt (c) information
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) biology (c) sister
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. asked
  2. electricity
  3. 4
  4. square
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. stretch
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 2
  12. 1
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. 4
  16. biology
  17. 1
  18. together
  19. 2
  20. 4
  21. invitation
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. information
  25. 3
  26. 5
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. sister
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 4
  40. 5

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