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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 816 · 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 “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) geography (c) school
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) examination (b) world (c) tomato
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) watermelon (c) cricket
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) window (c) child
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) understanding (c) holiday
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 1
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 5
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. hippopotamus
  24. 1
  25. 3
  26. tomato
  27. 3
  28. 5
  29. 1
  30. cricket
  31. curiosity
  32. understanding
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. 4
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. 5

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