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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 944 · 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 “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) alligator (b) teacher (c) refrigerator
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) world (c) invitation
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) caterpillar (b) animal (c) electricity
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) umbrella (b) bright (c) possibility
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yellow (b) biology (c) strength
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) information (b) plant (c) beautiful
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) caterpillar (c) wonderful
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) pencil (c) geography
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) information (b) friend (c) newspaper
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. teacher
  3. 2
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. world
  8. 2
  9. electricity
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 5
  13. possibility
  14. 3
  15. yellow
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. plant
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. film
  23. 4
  24. 2
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 4
  29. 5
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. pencil
  33. 2
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. newspaper
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. 1

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