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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 990 · 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 “garden”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “paper”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “elephant”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “together”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “celebration”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  7. 7.Listen and count the syllables in “curiosity”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “kangaroo”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  9. 9.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “biology”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “world”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “vocabulary”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “biology”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  17. 17.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) paper (b) opportunity (c) jumped
  18. 18.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) personality (b) mango (c) calculator
  19. 19.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) hippopotamus (b) invitation (c) world
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “shirt”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  22. 22.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) film (b) computer (c) sister
  23. 23.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) mango (b) world (c) elephant
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “banana”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “photography”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “help”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) tomato (b) electricity (c) earth
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  30. 30.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) pencil (b) telephone (c) television
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) important (b) water (c) child
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  33. 33.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) possibility (b) activity (c) sister
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “opportunity”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “umbrella”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “butterfly”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “hospital”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “tomato”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “picture”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5

Answer key

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

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