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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 776 · 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 “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) television (c) happy
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) window (c) shirt
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) examination (c) bright
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) biology (b) imagination (c) mango
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) dinosaur (c) paper
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) paper (c) plant
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) doctor (b) yesterday (c) refrigerator
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) helicopter (c) grandmother
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. earth
  7. shirt
  8. 1
  9. teacher
  10. 4
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. imagination
  25. 2
  26. 4
  27. paper
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. plant
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. refrigerator
  36. 4
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. helicopter
  40. 4

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