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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 796 · 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.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) shirt (c) helicopter
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) photography (b) grandmother (c) school
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hospital (b) invitation (c) doctor
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) avocado (c) vocabulary
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) garden (c) bright
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) world (b) sister (c) watermelon
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) friend (c) sister
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) avocado (c) animal
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) butterfly (c) friend
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. shirt
  2. 5
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. photography
  7. 1
  8. invitation
  9. 1
  10. mango
  11. 2
  12. computer
  13. 2
  14. watermelon
  15. friend
  16. 4
  17. 1
  18. 4
  19. animal
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 4
  23. 5
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. international
  35. 1
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 4

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