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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 966 · 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) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  5. 5.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) earth (b) sister (c) television
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “people”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “beautiful”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “table”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “yellow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) yesterday (b) rabbit (c) help
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “important”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “strength”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “yesterday”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) dinosaur (b) personality (c) table
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “geography”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) grandmother (b) garden (c) hippopotamus
  32. 32.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) telephone (b) river (c) examination
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) wonderful (b) square (c) opportunity
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) river (b) understanding (c) asked
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. television
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 2
  13. rabbit
  14. 3
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. 3
  18. 5
  19. 3
  20. 1
  21. 4
  22. 5
  23. 3
  24. 5
  25. 3
  26. 2
  27. 3
  28. dinosaur
  29. 4
  30. 1
  31. hippopotamus
  32. river
  33. 3
  34. opportunity
  35. asked
  36. 2
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. 1
  40. 2

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