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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 885 · 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 “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) together (b) school (c) pencil
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) mango (c) friend
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) potato (b) celebration (c) sister
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) doctor (b) plant (c) biology
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) window (b) animal (c) strength
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) banana (c) picture
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) river (c) beautiful
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) computer (c) window
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. pencil
  3. 2
  4. caterpillar
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. sister
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. 3
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. plant
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 2
  24. strength
  25. banana
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. geography
  34. window
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 1
  38. 1
  39. 4
  40. 1

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