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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 748 · 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 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) kangaroo (c) possibility
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) watermelon (c) pencil
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) together (b) film (c) electricity
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) child (c) water
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) opportunity (c) friend
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) yesterday (c) celebration
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) river (b) activity (c) together
  27. 27.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) invitation (c) friend
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) banana (c) possibility
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) understanding (c) computer
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. possibility
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. pencil
  6. electricity
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. water
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. friend
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. 3
  23. yesterday
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. together
  27. invitation
  28. banana
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. understanding
  34. 5
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. 4

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