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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 770 · 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) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) invitation (c) film
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) electricity (c) film
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) invitation (c) grandmother
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) computer (c) help
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) imagination (c) watermelon
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) examination (c) little
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) animal (b) examination (c) pencil
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 5
  5. invitation
  6. 3
  7. film
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. 3
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 5
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. international
  24. 1
  25. help
  26. 2
  27. 2
  28. 5
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 1
  32. watermelon
  33. examination
  34. 1
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. pencil
  40. 1

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