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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 947 · 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 “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) biology (b) paper (c) umbrella
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  9. 9.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) hospital (c) celebration
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “dinosaur”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) elephant (b) university (c) school
  15. 15.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) potato (b) examination (c) avocado
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “elephant”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “girl”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) elephant (b) happy (c) square
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “window”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) curiosity (b) tomato (c) picture
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) curiosity (b) world (c) tomato
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) cricket (b) kangaroo (c) refrigerator
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. paper
  6. 2
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. celebration
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 3
  14. university
  15. avocado
  16. 2
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. 5
  23. 1
  24. 3
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. happy
  28. 2
  29. 5
  30. picture
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. world
  34. 2
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. refrigerator
  40. 1

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