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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 937 · 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 “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) school (c) international
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) potato (b) refrigerator (c) alligator
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) potato (c) teacher
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) world (b) biology (c) banana
  17. 17.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) mango (c) world
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) invitation (c) world
  19. 19.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) activity (b) stretch (c) happy
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) friend (b) tomato (c) celebration
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “possibility”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) answer (c) calculator
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) elephant (b) helicopter (c) water
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) newspaper (c) picture
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 1
  4. international
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. 3
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 5
  12. 2
  13. refrigerator
  14. teacher
  15. 2
  16. banana
  17. vocabulary
  18. invitation
  19. stretch
  20. 1
  21. friend
  22. 5
  23. earth
  24. 3
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. 5
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. 4
  31. elephant
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. 2
  35. 1
  36. celebration
  37. 4
  38. 2
  39. 3
  40. 3

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