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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 980 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  5. 5.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) stretch (c) watermelon
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “paper”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  7. 7.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) wonderful (b) plant (c) yellow
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “electricity”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “asked”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “girl”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  13. 13.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) together (b) doctor (c) invitation
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “activity”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) avocado (b) opportunity (c) telephone
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “helicopter”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “square”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) geography (b) sister (c) personality
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “bright”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “world”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “rabbit”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “together”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4

Answer key

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

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