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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 913 · 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 4 syllables? (a) geography (b) people (c) tomato
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) world (b) possibility (c) holiday
  3. 3.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) strength (b) international (c) paper
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) cloud (c) kangaroo
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) people (b) help (c) activity
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) hospital (b) television (c) examination
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) answer (b) film (c) butterfly
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) potato (b) world (c) calculator
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. geography
  2. possibility
  3. paper
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. answer
  9. 4
  10. people
  11. 1
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 2
  15. examination
  16. 5
  17. 3
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. butterfly
  36. 2
  37. potato
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 4

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