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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 918 · 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 “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) asked (c) imagination
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) geography (c) window
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) activity (c) plant
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cricket (b) film (c) celebration
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) dinosaur (c) teacher
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) important (c) activity
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) elephant (b) information (c) friend
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 1
  9. yellow
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. jumped
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 3
  18. plant
  19. cricket
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. 4
  23. 1
  24. 2
  25. 1
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. teacher
  30. 4
  31. 1
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. important
  35. friend
  36. 1
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. 3

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