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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 752 · 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 “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) plant (c) computer
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) personality (c) telephone
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) elephant (c) monkey
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) film (c) holiday
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) avocado (c) girl
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) holiday (b) happy (c) university
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) calculator (c) film

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. computer
  5. 4
  6. personality
  7. 2
  8. monkey
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. activity
  15. 2
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 3
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 5
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 2
  32. together
  33. 5
  34. 3
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. holiday
  39. 3
  40. people

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