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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 793 · 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 “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) geography (c) school
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) television (c) butterfly
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) activity (c) answer
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) international (c) understanding
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) teacher (c) newspaper
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) potato (b) possibility (c) picture
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) asked (c) butterfly

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. cricket
  6. 1
  7. 5
  8. 1
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 2
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. 3
  17. 1
  18. 3
  19. 4
  20. television
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. 2
  25. opportunity
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. 2
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. international
  33. 2
  34. teacher
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. possibility
  40. butterfly

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