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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 772 · 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 “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) umbrella (c) happy
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) personality (c) television
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) avocado (c) personality
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) school (b) possibility (c) rabbit
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) possibility (c) girl
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) invitation (b) shirt (c) table
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) together (c) celebration
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) people (c) personality
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. imagination
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. 5
  17. 2
  18. window
  19. 4
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. avocado
  23. rabbit
  24. 3
  25. watermelon
  26. shirt
  27. 4
  28. 5
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. together
  36. 3
  37. 4
  38. personality
  39. 5
  40. 2

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