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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 903 · 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 “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) help (c) alligator
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) vocabulary (c) happy
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) doctor (b) caterpillar (c) square
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) strength (c) elephant
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) refrigerator (c) happy
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  38. 38.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) holiday (b) examination (c) stretch
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) newspaper (b) friend (c) river
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 5
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. help
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. understanding
  21. 1
  22. 2
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. doctor
  30. elephant
  31. conversation
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. 3
  38. examination
  39. friend
  40. 2

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