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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 991 · 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 “strength”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “mango”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “international”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “television”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “earth”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “pencil”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) little (b) beautiful (c) opportunity
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “watermelon”. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “film”. (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  11. 11.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) little (b) opportunity (c) asked
  12. 12.Listen and count the syllables in “umbrella”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “understanding”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “holiday”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “plant”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “cricket”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “watermelon”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “electricity”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “imagination”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) information (b) mango (c) university
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) friend (b) possibility (c) helicopter
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “opportunity”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen and count the syllables in “little”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “asked”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “garden”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) earth (b) river (c) avocado
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “important”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “computer”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Listen and count the syllables in “stretch”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “grandmother”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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