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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 865 · 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) girl (b) understanding (c) tomato
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) vocabulary (b) earth (c) sister
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) butterfly (c) cloud
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) mango (c) alligator
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) world (c) biology
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) photography (b) shirt (c) river
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) mango (b) personality (c) film
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) table (c) curiosity
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) garden (c) jumped
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) square (b) water (c) television
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) yesterday (c) invitation
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. tomato
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. earth
  6. 5
  7. cloud
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. strength
  11. biology
  12. river
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. mango
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. table
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. jumped
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. water
  33. 1
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. little
  37. 4
  38. 5
  39. 4
  40. 3

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