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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 799 · 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 “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) watermelon (c) grandmother
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) important (b) sister (c) international
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) holiday (c) calculator
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) girl (c) together
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) jumped (c) dinosaur
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  40. 40.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) refrigerator (c) potato

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. 1
  15. paper
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. 5
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. international
  31. holiday
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. girl
  35. jumped
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 5
  40. refrigerator

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