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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 896 · 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) electricity (b) information (c) people
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) biology (b) pencil (c) bright
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) square (c) water
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) child (c) tomato
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) pencil (b) friend (c) activity
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “avocado”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) table (b) personality (c) wonderful
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  16. 16.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) film (b) electricity (c) celebration
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) monkey (c) electricity
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) personality (c) jumped
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) jumped (c) university
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) strength (c) dinosaur
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) paper (c) opportunity
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. people
  2. biology
  3. 3
  4. square
  5. child
  6. activity
  7. 2
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 2
  12. personality
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. electricity
  17. 2
  18. monkey
  19. 3
  20. yellow
  21. jumped
  22. dinosaur
  23. 2
  24. 5
  25. 1
  26. 4
  27. 3
  28. 2
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. opportunity
  35. 1
  36. 5
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 3
  40. 3

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