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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 830 · 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 “help”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) world (b) happy (c) photography
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) doctor (c) plant
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) paper (c) elephant
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) film (c) window
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) personality (c) people
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) girl (c) beautiful
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) cloud (c) table
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. happy
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. imagination
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. earth
  16. film
  17. shirt
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. girl
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 1
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. 1
  32. 2
  33. 1
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 4
  39. cloud
  40. 1

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