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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 954 · 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 “university”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) shirt (b) holiday (c) watermelon
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) window (c) butterfly
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “geography”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “helicopter”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  16. 16.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) hospital (b) information (c) water
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) tomato (c) vocabulary
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) vocabulary (b) computer (c) conversation
  24. 24.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) answer (b) television (c) asked
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “cloud”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) invitation (b) curiosity (c) grandmother
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) international (b) dinosaur (c) earth
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) jumped (b) caterpillar (c) tomato
  34. 34.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) jumped (b) understanding (c) picture
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) water (b) yesterday (c) girl

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 5
  7. shirt
  8. 4
  9. 2
  10. 5
  11. window
  12. 4
  13. 1
  14. 3
  15. 4
  16. water
  17. 3
  18. vocabulary
  19. 5
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. computer
  24. television
  25. 3
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. 3
  29. invitation
  30. 3
  31. 3
  32. earth
  33. caterpillar
  34. jumped
  35. 3
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 4
  39. 2
  40. yesterday

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