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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 951 · 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 “curiosity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) little (c) possibility
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “teacher”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “grandmother”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) celebration (b) answer (c) bright
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) happy (b) conversation (c) tomato
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “sister”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) asked (b) personality (c) table
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) electricity (b) tomato (c) calculator
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) answer (b) help (c) personality
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “calculator”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  28. 28.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) information (b) opportunity (c) table
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) alligator (b) square (c) university
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  34. 34.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) jumped (b) conversation (c) newspaper
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “sister”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “little”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. grandmother
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 3
  12. bright
  13. happy
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. asked
  18. electricity
  19. 3
  20. personality
  21. 4
  22. 2
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. opportunity
  29. 5
  30. 4
  31. university
  32. 4
  33. 4
  34. newspaper
  35. 1
  36. 5
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 2

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