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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 949 · 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 “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) bright (b) information (c) grandmother
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) opportunity (c) computer
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “potato”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) holiday (b) yellow (c) cloud
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “activity”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) personality (b) together (c) stretch
  14. 14.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) newspaper (c) school
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) jumped (b) personality (c) pencil
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) biology (c) happy
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “butterfly”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) garden (b) hippopotamus (c) information
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) bright (c) answer
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “answer”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. grandmother
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. computer
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. cloud
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. together
  14. helicopter
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 2
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 3
  22. pencil
  23. 3
  24. 3
  25. 5
  26. 2
  27. happy
  28. 3
  29. 1
  30. 1
  31. 5
  32. hippopotamus
  33. 5
  34. answer
  35. 5
  36. 2
  37. 1
  38. 3
  39. 1
  40. 4

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