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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 946 · 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 “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) window (b) earth (c) examination
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) university (b) plant (c) mango
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “child”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) holiday (b) avocado (c) friend
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “alligator”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) understanding (b) examination (c) telephone
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) yellow (c) child
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) table (b) cloud (c) potato
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) pencil (b) child (c) caterpillar
  35. 35.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) girl (b) window (c) examination
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) banana (b) world (c) picture

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 1
  6. examination
  7. 5
  8. university
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. avocado
  13. 5
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. telephone
  19. 1
  20. 3
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. yellow
  25. 5
  26. 4
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. cloud
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. child
  35. window
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 1
  39. 1
  40. banana

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