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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 915 · 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 “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) electricity (c) window
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) photography
  12. 12.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) stretch (b) celebration (c) possibility
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) potato (b) friend (c) personality
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) girl (b) avocado (c) potato
  25. 25.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) calculator (b) imagination (c) potato
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) watermelon (b) opportunity (c) important
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) personality (c) biology
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) friend (b) happy (c) newspaper
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. banana
  9. 1
  10. 4
  11. photography
  12. possibility
  13. 3
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 2
  19. friend
  20. 5
  21. 1
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. potato
  25. calculator
  26. 3
  27. opportunity
  28. 3
  29. world
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. newspaper
  38. 4
  39. 4
  40. 3

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