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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 803 · 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 2 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) little (c) newspaper
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) understanding (c) pencil
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) electricity (c) holiday
  21. 21.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) friend (c) rabbit
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) electricity (c) watermelon
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) shirt (b) teacher (c) hospital
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) sister (b) school (c) examination
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) grandmother (c) asked
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. little
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. 1
  17. pencil
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. electricity
  21. elephant
  22. 5
  23. watermelon
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. teacher
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. examination
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. asked
  35. 4
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 1
  40. 1

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