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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 906 · 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 1 syllable? (a) strength (b) invitation (c) dinosaur
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) friend (b) alligator (c) personality
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) tomato (c) people
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) picture (b) kangaroo (c) international
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) rabbit (c) yesterday
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) world (c) window
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) celebration (c) help
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. strength
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. personality
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. people
  11. 3
  12. 3
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. picture
  16. 1
  17. 2
  18. rabbit
  19. 1
  20. 5
  21. 2
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. 3
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. 5
  31. 2
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. world
  35. 1
  36. help
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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