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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 846 · 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 “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) sister (c) activity
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) butterfly (c) jumped
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) animal (c) vocabulary
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) table (c) cloud
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) shirt (b) curiosity (c) window
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) stretch (c) information
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) hippopotamus (c) answer
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) grandmother (c) international
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) garden (c) yesterday
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) school (c) computer
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) child (c) understanding
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) photography (b) elephant (c) opportunity
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. sister
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. jumped
  9. 2
  10. vocabulary
  11. table
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. curiosity
  15. window
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. 2
  20. hippopotamus
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 1
  24. international
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. 3
  32. yesterday
  33. 5
  34. school
  35. 4
  36. 5
  37. kangaroo
  38. 4
  39. elephant
  40. 5

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