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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 781 · 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 “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) invitation (c) wonderful
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) tomato (b) happy (c) electricity
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) activity (b) computer (c) hippopotamus
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) telephone (c) conversation
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) tomato (c) cricket
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) doctor (c) girl
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) grandmother (c) plant
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) holiday (c) shirt
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) biology (c) help

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. paper
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. electricity
  9. 5
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. computer
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. telephone
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. tomato
  23. 5
  24. 1
  25. 4
  26. 3
  27. 1
  28. doctor
  29. 1
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. plant
  34. 3
  35. holiday
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 5
  39. 5
  40. biology

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