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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 928 · 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 “water”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  2. 2.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) possibility (b) watermelon (c) banana
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  12. 12.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) international (b) pencil (c) potato
  13. 13.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) square (c) information
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) sister (c) film
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) cloud (b) butterfly (c) pencil
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) animal (c) asked
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) asked (b) understanding (c) monkey
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) vocabulary (c) square
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. possibility
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 1
  9. 2
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. pencil
  13. square
  14. opportunity
  15. 5
  16. 1
  17. cloud
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 3
  21. 4
  22. invitation
  23. 3
  24. 2
  25. 4
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. 3
  31. understanding
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. vocabulary
  35. 5
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. 4
  39. 3
  40. 4

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