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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 90 · 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 “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) computer (b) world (c) avocado
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) international (b) doctor (c) film
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) photography (b) opportunity (c) cloud
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) sister (c) earth
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  19. 19.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) animal (b) refrigerator (c) cricket
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) table (b) holiday (c) photography
  22. 22.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) child (c) examination
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) refrigerator (c) butterfly
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) together (b) help (c) examination
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) understanding (c) water
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. avocado
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. international
  8. 3
  9. 3
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. opportunity
  13. hippopotamus
  14. 5
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. 1
  19. animal
  20. 5
  21. photography
  22. examination
  23. 2
  24. 1
  25. 5
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 3
  29. 1
  30. 3
  31. 2
  32. 4
  33. invitation
  34. 1
  35. 3
  36. together
  37. understanding
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. 3

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