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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 919 · 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 “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) telephone (c) caterpillar
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) electricity (b) geography (c) beautiful
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “cloud”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) answer (b) personality (c) biology
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “school”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) together (b) cloud (c) water
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) plant (c) rabbit
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) refrigerator (b) river (c) cloud
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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