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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 866 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) umbrella (c) paper
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) university (b) geography (c) cricket
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) electricity (b) animal (c) sister
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) refrigerator (c) table
  25. 25.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) butterfly (c) celebration
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) activity (b) international (c) film
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) tomato (c) stretch
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) school (c) mango
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. film
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. cricket
  21. 2
  22. sister
  23. 2
  24. invitation
  25. child
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. 3
  29. 4
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 2
  35. international
  36. 4
  37. stretch
  38. 2
  39. school
  40. 2

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