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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 765 · 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 “world”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) happy (b) butterfly (c) child
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) university (c) square
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) monkey (c) school
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) caterpillar (c) monkey
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) together (c) understanding
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. child
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 5
  11. telephone
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. possibility
  25. 4
  26. asked
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. stretch
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 3

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