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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 993 · 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 “grandmother”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3
  2. 2.Listen and count the syllables in “international”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “refrigerator”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4
  5. 5.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) calculator (b) personality (c) earth
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “rabbit”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  8. 8.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  9. 9.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) geography (b) opportunity (c) together
  10. 10.Listen and count the syllables in “calculator”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4
  11. 11.Listen and count the syllables in “personality”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) refrigerator (b) answer (c) celebration
  15. 15.Listen and count the syllables in “conversation”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen and count the syllables in “imagination”. (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  17. 17.Listen and count the syllables in “child”. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4
  18. 18.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) happy (b) dinosaur (c) helicopter
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “photography”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “stretch”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Listen and count the syllables in “mango”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “caterpillar”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word has 3 syllables? (a) cricket (b) conversation (c) computer
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “yellow”. (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 4
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “television”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “square”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) activity (b) table (c) cloud
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “avocado”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “hippopotamus”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “beautiful”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  33. 33.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) celebration (b) butterfly (c) girl
  34. 34.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) kangaroo (b) hippopotamus (c) avocado
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “kangaroo”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) television (b) world (c) possibility
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “invitation”? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “newspaper”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “happy”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.Listen and count the syllables in “yesterday”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 5
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. earth
  7. 2
  8. 3
  9. opportunity
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 3
  14. answer
  15. 4
  16. 5
  17. 1
  18. dinosaur
  19. 4
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. computer
  25. 2
  26. 5
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. table
  30. 4
  31. 5
  32. 3
  33. celebration
  34. hippopotamus
  35. 3
  36. possibility
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. 2
  40. 3

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