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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 974 · 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.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) celebration (c) asked
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  3. 3.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) celebration (b) electricity (c) computer
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) examination (b) world (c) biology
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) plant (b) answer (c) calculator
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “happy”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “window”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) geography (c) square
  23. 23.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) shirt (b) tomato (c) alligator
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) personality (b) newspaper (c) square
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) stretch (b) teacher (c) yesterday
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “hippopotamus”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) photography
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “picture”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4

Answer key

  1. paper
  2. 1
  3. electricity
  4. 3
  5. 3
  6. biology
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. answer
  12. 2
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. 2
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. 4
  22. geography
  23. tomato
  24. 1
  25. 4
  26. square
  27. 2
  28. 2
  29. 4
  30. 1
  31. teacher
  32. 4
  33. 2
  34. 5
  35. 5
  36. 3
  37. photography
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 3

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