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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 746 · 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 “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) electricity (c) banana
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) asked (b) curiosity (c) computer
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) world (c) photography
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) celebration (b) strength (c) rabbit
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) yellow (c) shirt
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) beautiful (c) girl
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) university (b) child (c) yesterday
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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