Syllable Worksheets : Breaking words into Syllables - Free Printable

Let’s go through each word one by one and count how many syllables (parts of the word you say in one breath) each has.

We’ll check off “1 syllable”, “2 syllables”, or “3 syllables” for each word.

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1. doctor → doc-tor → 2 syllables
2. bear → bear → 1 syllable
3. umbrella → um-brel-la → 3 syllables
4. robot → ro-bot → 2 syllables
5. cookie → cook-ie → 2 syllables
6. house → house → 1 syllable
7. telephone → tele-phone → 3 syllables (some say “tel-e-phone” = 3)
8. building → build-ing → 2 syllables
9. thick → thick → 1 syllable
10. lunch → lunch → 1 syllable
11. triangle → tri-ang-le → 3 syllables
12. twelve → twelve → 1 syllable
13. dinosaur → di-no-saur → 3 syllables
14. alphabet → al-pha-bet → 3 syllables
15. tiger → ti-ger → 2 syllables
16. area → a-re-a → 3 syllables (sometimes said as 2, but standard is 3: ah-ree-uh)
17. laptop → lap-top → 2 syllables
18. computer → com-pu-ter → 3 syllables

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Now let’s double-check a few tricky ones:

- telephone: Most people say “tel-uh-phone” — that’s 3 parts → 3 syllables ✔
- area: “air-ee-uh” → 3 syllables ✔
- dinosaur: “dy-no-sawr” → 3 syllables ✔
- alphabet: “al-fuh-bet” → 3 syllables ✔
- computer: “com-pyoo-ter” → 3 syllables ✔
- building: “build-ing” → 2 syllables ✔
- cookie: “cook-ee” → 2 syllables ✔
- robot: “roh-bot” → 2 syllables ✔
- tiger: “ty-ger” → 2 syllables ✔
- laptop: “lap-top” → 2 syllables ✔

All others are clear 1-syllable words.

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Final Answer:
1. doctor → 2
2. bear → 1
3. umbrella → 3
4. robot → 2
5. cookie → 2
6. house → 1
7. telephone → 3
8. building → 2
9. thick → 1
10. lunch → 1
11. triangle → 3
12. twelve → 1
13. dinosaur → 3
14. alphabet → 3
15. tiger → 2
16. area → 3
17. laptop → 2
18. computer → 3