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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 945 · 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.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) imagination (b) umbrella (c) school
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) stretch (b) water (c) university
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “examination”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) understanding (b) jumped (c) picture
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) understanding (b) monkey (c) together
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) together (c) refrigerator
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) helicopter (b) school (c) beautiful
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “caterpillar”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  37. 37.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) teacher (b) biology (c) potato
  38. 38.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) beautiful (c) refrigerator
  39. 39.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) earth (b) together (c) vocabulary
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. imagination
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. stretch
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. picture
  16. 2
  17. 4
  18. understanding
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. 4
  22. 3
  23. rabbit
  24. 1
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. 4
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. school
  35. 2
  36. 4
  37. potato
  38. child
  39. earth
  40. 4

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