Vocabulary and Syllable Quiz

Melissa’s cat was her true comrade.

• companion

• competitor

• nuisance

• invader

It was a custom in some places to ring a bell to start the school day.

• up to a group of adults

• an accepted way of doing things

• considered somewhat unusual

• against certain local regulations

Many people were coaxed into petting my dog.

• forced

• persuaded

• shamed

• tricked

Which word is a synonym for heed in the sentence below? Heed my advice and make sure to do your homework.

• Ask about

• Listen to

• Ignore totally

• Wonder about

Directions: Choose the word that has the same number of syllables as the boldfaced word below. elaborate

• centennial

• discipline

• music

• probability

sequential

• acrobatic

• enlistment

• interconnected

• occasional

intermediate

• actuality

• amateur

• independent

• punctuation

encouragement

• academically

• eventually

• mathematics

• subsequent

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer. The syllables that make up the word continually are —

• con/tin/u/ally

• con/tinu/ally

• co/nt/in/ua/l/ly

• con/tin/u/al/ly

The emergency worker quickly revived the man who had fainted.

• • avoided for a while

• • called with a loud voice

• • knelt beside and talked to

• • brought back to consciousness