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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 808 · 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 “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) square (c) happy
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) river (b) biology (c) telephone
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) shirt (b) hospital (c) avocado
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) paper (c) dinosaur
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) conversation (c) earth
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) banana (c) jumped
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) computer (c) information

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 5
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 5
  8. computer
  9. 2
  10. river
  11. 4
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. avocado
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. vocabulary
  24. 2
  25. 4
  26. 1
  27. 4
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. earth
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. jumped
  39. 4
  40. child

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