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Syllable Counting Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 13: Counting syllables · Set 996 · 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 “monkey”. (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
  2. 2.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) rabbit (b) photography (c) curiosity
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “help”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “answer”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “strength”? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1
  6. 6.Listen and count the syllables in “friend”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4
  7. 7.Which word has 2 syllables? (a) cloud (b) photography (c) pencil
  8. 8.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) girl (b) opportunity (c) celebration
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “banana”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “personality”? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “animal”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) avocado (b) electricity (c) stretch
  13. 13.Listen and count the syllables in “understanding”. (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen and count the syllables in “telephone”. (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “people”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “film”? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) child (b) little (c) together
  18. 18.Listen and count the syllables in “doctor”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 5
  19. 19.Which word has 4 syllables? (a) important (b) helicopter (c) happy
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “cricket”? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) electricity (b) rabbit (c) world
  22. 22.Listen and count the syllables in “water”. (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “teacher”? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen and count the syllables in “university”. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen and count the syllables in “river”. (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  26. 26.Listen and count the syllables in “tomato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Listen and count the syllables in “wonderful”. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen and count the syllables in “potato”. (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word has 5 syllables? (a) happy (b) personality (c) girl
  30. 30.Listen and count the syllables in “earth”. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 5
  31. 31.Which word has 1 syllable? (a) hippopotamus (b) window (c) jumped
  32. 32.Listen and count the syllables in “garden”. (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen and count the syllables in “animal”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  34. 34.Listen and count the syllables in “plant”. (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 5
  35. 35.Listen and count the syllables in “vocabulary”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen and count the syllables in “invitation”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4
  37. 37.Listen and count the syllables in “holiday”. (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Listen and count the syllables in “hospital”. (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “conversation”? (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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