How Many Syllables? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on counting the syllables in one-, two- and three-syllable words, aligned to Common Core standard RF.1.3. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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How many syllables are in each word?
LessonPrint · RF.1.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practices counting the syllables in one-, two- and three-syllable words — 10 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core RF.1.3: Read words with long vowels, silent e, digraphs and common endings. The instruction to students is “How many syllables are in each word?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 — RF.1.3, under Reading: Foundational Skills for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
How Many Syllables? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on RF.1.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Yes. How Many Syllables?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Read words with long vowels, silent e, digraphs and common endings.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.1.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.