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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 883 · 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 “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) rabbit (c) friend
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “university”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) television (c) dinosaur
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) possibility (c) tomato
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) water (b) shirt (c) electricity
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) bright (b) butterfly (c) geography
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) pencil (c) avocado
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) child (b) answer (c) caterpillar
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) imagination (c) butterfly
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) teacher (b) helicopter (c) international

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. helicopter
  9. 5
  10. 3
  11. television
  12. 3
  13. tomato
  14. shirt
  15. 5
  16. bright
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. avocado
  23. 4
  24. 3
  25. 5
  26. 3
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. answer
  33. 2
  34. butterfly
  35. 1
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. teacher

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