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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 794 · 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 “earth”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) holiday (c) examination
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) banana (b) asked (c) doctor
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) television (c) pencil
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) invitation (c) hippopotamus
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) river (c) holiday
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) cricket (c) helicopter
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) world (c) watermelon
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) people (c) avocado
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) stretch (c) picture
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. child
  3. 3
  4. doctor
  5. television
  6. 5
  7. hippopotamus
  8. 2
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. world
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 2
  17. jumped
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 5
  24. watermelon
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. umbrella
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. 1
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. picture
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. 1

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