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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 819 · 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 “window”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) imagination (c) answer
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) film (c) examination
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) yesterday (c) possibility
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) butterfly (b) yellow (c) alligator
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) curiosity (c) avocado
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) people (c) hippopotamus
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) school (c) vocabulary
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) conversation (b) tomato (c) possibility
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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