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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 76 · 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 “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) geography (b) computer (c) shirt
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) university (c) grandmother
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) dinosaur (c) caterpillar
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) kangaroo (c) teacher
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) avocado (b) sister (c) grandmother
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) cricket (c) school
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) friend (c) table
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) opportunity (c) holiday
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) activity (c) jumped
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) people (b) vocabulary (c) child
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. shirt
  5. grandmother
  6. caterpillar
  7. teacher
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 2
  12. sister
  13. 1
  14. 5
  15. cricket
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. 5
  22. activity
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. holiday
  30. 3
  31. jumped
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 4
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. vocabulary
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 2

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