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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 835 · 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.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) television (b) newspaper (c) vocabulary
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) animal (c) international
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) square (c) happy
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) animal (b) cloud (c) calculator
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) plant (c) electricity
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) girl
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) understanding (c) river
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) pencil (c) tomato
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) holiday (b) alligator (c) doctor
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. television
  2. watermelon
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. square
  6. 5
  7. cloud
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. plant
  11. 2
  12. girl
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. university
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. bright
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. doctor
  31. 5
  32. 5
  33. 1
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. 3
  38. 4
  39. 1
  40. 4

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