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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 920 · 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 “school”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) child (b) imagination (c) potato
  4. 4.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) alligator (c) answer
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  8. 8.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) stretch (c) garden
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “curiosity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) imagination (b) potato (c) answer
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) university (c) yesterday
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) telephone (b) caterpillar (c) asked
  24. 24.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) help (b) elephant (c) examination
  25. 25.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) monkey (b) electricity (c) tomato
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) monkey (b) university (c) girl
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) avocado (b) hippopotamus (c) film
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “monkey”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. imagination
  4. alligator
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 5
  8. stretch
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 2
  14. 5
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. 4
  18. 5
  19. 1
  20. answer
  21. 4
  22. asked
  23. telephone
  24. examination
  25. electricity
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. 5
  31. girl
  32. 4
  33. avocado
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 5
  37. 4
  38. 4
  39. 2
  40. 5

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