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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 880 · 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 “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) school (c) geography
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) important (b) table (c) photography
  4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) school (c) alligator
  5. 5.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) personality (c) photography
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) sister (b) asked (c) understanding
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) computer (c) yellow
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) telephone (c) garden
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cloud (b) electricity (c) calculator
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) answer (b) curiosity (c) film
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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