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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 850 · 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) important (b) electricity (c) friend
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) examination (b) pencil (c) shirt
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) conversation (b) tomato (c) pencil
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) butterfly (c) avocado
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) friend (b) refrigerator (c) garden
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) beautiful (b) invitation (c) world
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) friend (c) possibility
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. important
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. shirt
  8. 2
  9. pencil
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. university
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. 1
  17. 1
  18. garden
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 2
  22. invitation
  23. 2
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. 2
  32. possibility
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 4
  39. 1
  40. 5

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