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syllabication review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When we divide a word into syllables, we start by finding what first?

a)

vowels

b)

letters

c)

5th grade girls

2.

After we find the vowels, then we look at what?

a)

my gorgeous teacher, duh!

b)

the end

c)

consonants

d)

the ceiling

3.

in a VCCV word, where do we divide it for syllables?

a)

after the v

b)

before the v

c)

between the 2 c's

d)

wherever Miss Evans says!

4.

Where would you divide this word:

leptus

a)

between the l and e

b)

between the u and s

c)

between the t and u

d)

between the p and t

5.

Which shows the syllables divided correctly?

solvent

a)

sol vent

b)

so lvent

c)

solv ent

d)

solve nt

6.

What is the rule for dividing words like kitten, hammer, Yiddish?

a)

you divide after the first vowel

b)

you divide between the 2 SAME consonants

c)

you divide between the second vowel and a letter

d)

you shake your head or do a silly dance

7.

Which shows the correct way to divide the word:

mitten

a)

mi- tten

b)

m- itten

c)

mit- ten

d)

mitte- n

8.

If a word has 3 vowels like Hottentot, how many syllables will it have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which shows who Atlantic should be divided?

a)

a- tl--an--ti-c

b)

at- tanti-- c

c)

atlant--ic

d)

at- lan- tic

10.

What do we look for if a word has 3 or more consonants together? VCCCV or VCCCCV?

a)

blends/digraphs we can group together

b)

more vowels

c)

the pass for the restroom

d)

good question!

11.

Which shows the word distress divided correctly?

a)

di---str--ess

b)

dis- tress

c)

distr- ess

d)

d-i-s-t-r-e-s-s

12.

Which shows the word longstanding correctly divided?

a)

long- standing

b)

long- stan-- ding

c)

lon- gst-anding

d)

l-ong-st-and-ing

13.

Which shows entrapment divided correctly?

a)

en-trap-ment

b)

ent-rap-me-nt

c)

e-ntr-apm-ent

d)

e-n-t-r-a-p-ment

14.

Which shows inkling correctly divided?

a)

in-kl-in-g

b)

ink-li-ng

c)

i-nkl-in-g

d)

ink-ling

15.

Which shows the word hangdog correctly divided?

a)

ha-ng-do-g

b)

hang-do-g

c)

hang- dog

d)

h-a-n-g-d-og