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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 972 · 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 “monkey”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) square (b) alligator (c) yellow
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “wonderful”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) opportunity (b) computer (c) television
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “information”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) computer (b) table (c) geography
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “school”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) earth (c) table
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) international (b) cloud (c) umbrella
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) child (b) refrigerator (c) beautiful
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “computer”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “newspaper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “doctor”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “examination”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “friend”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. alligator
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. television
  8. 1
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. table
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 5
  17. 4
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. earth
  24. 5
  25. umbrella
  26. 5
  27. 5
  28. beautiful
  29. 1
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. 4
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. 3
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 1

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