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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 837 · 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 “watermelon”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) university (c) friend
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) opportunity (b) happy (c) child
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) newspaper (c) photography
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) doctor (b) opportunity (c) alligator
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) people (b) computer (c) world
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) animal (c) world
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) beautiful (c) film
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. university
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. child
  8. vocabulary
  9. 1
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 3
  16. alligator
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. 5
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. world
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. geography
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. film
  36. 3
  37. 1
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. 1

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