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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 910 · 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 “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) child (c) personality
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) happy (c) newspaper
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) people (c) world
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) child (b) grandmother (c) alligator
  20. 20.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) help (c) potato
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) personality (b) earth (c) watermelon
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) together (b) square (c) river
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) film (c) hippopotamus
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) celebration (c) bright
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. child
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 5
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 1
  17. newspaper
  18. people
  19. alligator
  20. potato
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. 5
  24. personality
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 3
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. square
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. umbrella
  37. 1
  38. celebration
  39. 2
  40. 3

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