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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 80 · 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 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) avocado (c) people
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) dinosaur (c) film
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) little (c) possibility
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) watermelon (c) curiosity
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) telephone (c) friend
  14. 14.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) jumped (c) together
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) celebration (c) earth
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) electricity (b) biology (c) telephone
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) invitation (b) grandmother (c) opportunity
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) table (b) film (c) invitation
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) teacher (c) understanding
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) newspaper (c) answer
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. avocado
  2. 4
  3. film
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. possibility
  9. child
  10. 2
  11. 5
  12. 3
  13. curiosity
  14. together
  15. 1
  16. 3
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. vocabulary
  21. 2
  22. telephone
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. grandmother
  27. 2
  28. table
  29. 1
  30. teacher
  31. 4
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 5
  35. 4
  36. answer
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 3

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