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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 845 · 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 3 syllables? (a) information (b) beautiful (c) picture
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) university (b) caterpillar (c) shirt
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) computer (c) helicopter
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) understanding (c) dinosaur
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) computer (b) invitation (c) university
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) square (b) personality (c) sister
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) photography (c) personality
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) holiday (c) activity
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) invitation (b) world (c) refrigerator
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. beautiful
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. caterpillar
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. window
  11. 3
  12. 5
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. dinosaur
  18. 3
  19. 2
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. university
  23. 3
  24. personality
  25. film
  26. 4
  27. holiday
  28. refrigerator
  29. 4
  30. 5
  31. 4
  32. 1
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. 1
  36. 2
  37. 3
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 2

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