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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 75 · 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 “square”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) hospital (b) helicopter (c) opportunity
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) girl (c) elephant
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) examination (b) information (c) help
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) umbrella (c) jumped
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) answer (c) plant
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) asked (c) conversation
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) answer (c) girl
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) friend (c) conversation
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) imagination (c) holiday
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) shirt (c) holiday
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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