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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 987 · 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 “jumped”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “dinosaur”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “table”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  6. 6.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) little (b) jumped (c) holiday
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5
  8. 8.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) stretch (b) hippopotamus (c) information
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) calculator (b) answer (c) girl
  11. 11.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) table (c) strength
  12. 12.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) school (b) pencil (c) banana
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “information”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) window (b) opportunity (c) information
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “jumped”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “possibility”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “refrigerator”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “river”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) examination (b) teacher (c) calculator
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) table (b) university (c) kangaroo
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) girl (b) monkey (c) geography
  31. 31.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “alligator”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  35. 35.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) possibility (b) friend (c) table
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “shirt”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “water”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) garden (b) jumped (c) tomato
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. holiday
  7. 2
  8. information
  9. 2
  10. answer
  11. table
  12. banana
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. window
  16. 1
  17. 5
  18. 3
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 5
  23. 2
  24. teacher
  25. 4
  26. 1
  27. 1
  28. kangaroo
  29. 4
  30. girl
  31. 2
  32. 3
  33. 4
  34. 4
  35. friend
  36. 1
  37. 2
  38. 5
  39. tomato
  40. 2

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