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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 792 · 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 “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) together (b) rabbit (c) understanding
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) grandmother (c) alligator
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) hippopotamus (c) garden
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) help (b) answer (c) calculator
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) curiosity (c) caterpillar
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) beautiful (c) garden

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. rabbit
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. grandmother
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. celebration
  22. 1
  23. 3
  24. calculator
  25. 2
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. caterpillar
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. beautiful

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