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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 745 · 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 “curiosity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hospital (b) happy (c) cloud
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) film (c) electricity
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) world (c) rabbit
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) calculator (c) hospital

Answer key

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

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