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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 758 · 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 “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) university (c) sister
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) imagination (c) happy
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) picture (b) telephone (c) conversation
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) alligator (b) people (c) telephone
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) calculator (c) school
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) plant (b) activity (c) tomato
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) biology (c) bright
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) kangaroo (c) earth
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. university
  11. bright
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. conversation
  18. 1
  19. telephone
  20. refrigerator
  21. activity
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. biology
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 5
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. kangaroo
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 4
  40. 1

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