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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 908 · 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 “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) photography (c) film
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) monkey (c) imagination
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) earth (c) university
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) kangaroo (b) shirt (c) vocabulary
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) teacher (c) vocabulary
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) avocado (c) elephant
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) biology (c) beautiful
  33. 33.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) strength (b) little (c) grandmother
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) window (c) university
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) window (b) imagination (c) banana

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. photography
  3. 1
  4. helicopter
  5. 5
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. understanding
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 4
  13. shirt
  14. 4
  15. 3
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 3
  19. stretch
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. avocado
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 3
  31. 4
  32. biology
  33. grandmother
  34. 2
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. window
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. banana

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