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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 744 · 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 “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) little (b) geography (c) school
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) important (c) university
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) examination (c) world
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) alligator (b) elephant (c) jumped
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) elephant (c) strength
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) cloud (c) photography
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) mango (c) hippopotamus
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) helicopter (c) curiosity
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) mango (c) world
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. geography
  3. 5
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 5
  13. activity
  14. 3
  15. examination
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. alligator
  19. 1
  20. elephant
  21. umbrella
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. 5
  26. hospital
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. 4
  32. 5
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 5
  36. curiosity
  37. 2
  38. mango
  39. 1
  40. 2

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