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Count the Syllables is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on hearing the syllable boundaries in a longer word, aligned to Common Core standard RF.3.3. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Count the Syllables

RF.3.3

NameDate

How many syllables are in each word?

1.How many syllables in "invisible"?
2.How many syllables in "basket"?
3.How many syllables in "cat"?
4.How many syllables in "understand"?
5.How many syllables in "dog"?
6.How many syllables in "muffin"?
7.How many syllables in "music"?
8.How many syllables in "elephant"?
9.How many syllables in "family"?
10.How many syllables in "important"?
11.How many syllables in "sunset"?
12.How many syllables in "information"?

LessonPrint · RF.3.3 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Count the Syllables

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.4
  2. 2.2
  3. 3.1
  4. 4.3
  5. 5.1
  6. 6.2
  7. 7.2
  8. 8.3
  9. 9.3
  10. 10.3
  11. 11.2
  12. 12.4

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.3.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.