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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 782 · 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) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) computer (c) information
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) happy (c) girl
  5. 5.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) doctor (b) world (c) kangaroo
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) together (b) window (c) child
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) activity (b) kangaroo (c) garden
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) biology (c) cricket
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) friend (c) electricity
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. information
  3. 3
  4. girl
  5. kangaroo
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. 5
  17. 3
  18. window
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. activity
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. cricket
  27. 5
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. friend
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 1

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