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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 870 · 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 “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  10. 10.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) biology (b) elephant (c) help
  11. 11.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) asked (c) university
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) newspaper (c) water
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) banana (c) table
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) imagination (c) helicopter
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) banana (c) activity
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) watermelon (c) doctor
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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