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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 853 · 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 5 syllables? (a) child (b) little (c) opportunity
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) curiosity (c) mango
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) conversation (c) answer
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) potato (c) girl
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) vocabulary (c) help
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) answer (c) butterfly
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) electricity (c) alligator
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. opportunity
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. mango
  9. film
  10. 3
  11. electricity
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. help
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. 5
  20. 1
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. answer
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 1
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. 3
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. people
  39. 1
  40. 4

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