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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 760 · 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 “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) water (c) yesterday
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) film (b) photography (c) wonderful
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) telephone (b) understanding (c) child
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) university (c) hospital
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) invitation (c) international
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) bright (c) together
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) shirt (c) telephone
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) people (c) refrigerator
  38. 38.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) help (c) invitation
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cricket (b) vocabulary (c) conversation
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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