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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 956 · 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 “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) cloud (b) activity (c) examination
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) world (b) table (c) wonderful
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) calculator (b) opportunity (c) happy
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  22. 22.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) helicopter (b) opportunity (c) kangaroo
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) sister (b) wonderful (c) school
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “pencil”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “celebration”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) possibility (b) hospital (c) avocado
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) water (c) university
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) bright (b) photography (c) answer
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. activity
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. world
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 1
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. opportunity
  20. 5
  21. 5
  22. kangaroo
  23. 5
  24. 2
  25. wonderful
  26. 2
  27. 1
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. 4
  31. hospital
  32. 3
  33. water
  34. 3
  35. 2
  36. 4
  37. 2
  38. answer
  39. 3
  40. 4

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