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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 897 · 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 “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) avocado (c) mango
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) university (c) plant
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) shirt (c) opportunity
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) potato (c) film
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) garden (b) umbrella (c) stretch
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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