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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 907 · 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 “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) teacher (c) together
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) refrigerator (c) water
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) sister (c) information
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “bright”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) information (c) asked
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) girl (c) activity
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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