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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 829 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) banana (b) sister (c) refrigerator
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) television (b) vocabulary (c) people
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) television (b) girl (c) hippopotamus
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) help (b) picture (c) holiday
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) understanding (c) school
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) garden (b) personality (c) help
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) teacher (b) helicopter (c) film
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) little (c) television
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) personality (c) dinosaur
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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