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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 924 · 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 “grandmother”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) biology (b) personality (c) plant
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) happy (b) invitation (c) square
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) conversation (b) friend (c) butterfly
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) watermelon (b) rabbit (c) stretch
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) stretch (b) monkey (c) newspaper
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) dinosaur (c) film
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. plant
  21. 3
  22. invitation
  23. 5
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. conversation
  27. 3
  28. 1
  29. 5
  30. 1
  31. stretch
  32. 3
  33. 3
  34. 3
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. newspaper
  38. 1
  39. curiosity
  40. 3

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