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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 88 · 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 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) jumped (c) possibility
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) dinosaur (c) activity
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) jumped (c) caterpillar
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) yesterday (c) understanding
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) monkey (c) child
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) computer (b) shirt (c) refrigerator
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) personality (b) information (c) wonderful
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) conversation (b) university (c) girl
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. happy
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 5
  9. electricity
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. jumped
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. hippopotamus
  22. 4
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. monkey
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 1
  32. computer
  33. 2
  34. information
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. girl
  38. 1
  39. 4
  40. 4

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