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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 904 · 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 3 syllables? (a) tomato (b) opportunity (c) caterpillar
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) asked (c) teacher
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) yesterday (b) friend (c) alligator
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) garden (c) celebration
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) friend (c) television
  16. 16.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) computer (b) imagination (c) stretch
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) conversation (b) strength (c) together
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) film (b) avocado (c) telephone
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) people (b) understanding (c) potato
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) people (c) tomato
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. tomato
  2. asked
  3. friend
  4. celebration
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. yellow
  16. stretch
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. together
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. telephone
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. potato
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. 1
  33. 1
  34. people
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. 2

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