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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 893 · 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 “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) activity (c) butterfly
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) picture (b) telephone (c) world
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) teacher (b) invitation (c) opportunity
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) plant (c) imagination
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) little (c) refrigerator
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) strength (b) personality (c) watermelon
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) alligator (b) bright (c) water

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. friend
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. telephone
  7. 2
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. opportunity
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. imagination
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. 4
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 4
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. 1
  28. little
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 3
  32. watermelon
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. bright

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