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Open and Closed Syllable

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An open syllable ends in a

a)

Vowel

b)

Consonant

2.

 

A closed syllable ends with at least one 

a)

Consonant

b)

Vowel

3.

insect

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

4.

baby

a)

open syllable

b)

closed

5.

music

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

6.

robin

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

7.

robot

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

8.

bacon

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

9.

tiger

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

10.

painted

a)

open syllable

b)

closed syllable

11.

A VCCV pattern word most often divides...

(Syllabication Rule #2)

a)

between two consonants

b)

after two consonants

c)

before two consonants

12.

How would you divide the word ignite

a)

i/gnite

b)

ig/nite

c)

i/gnit/e

d)

ig/ni/te

13.

How would you divide this word into syllables?

consume

a)

co/sume

b)

consum/e

c)

con/sume

14.

A word that has two consonants between two vowels is divided between the consonants except if it is a consonant digraph.

Syllabication Rule #2

Where would this word divide into syllables?

secret

a)

se/cret

b)

sec/ret

c)

secr/et

15.

How would you divide this word in syllables?

apron

a)

ap/ron

b)

a/pron

c)

apr/on

16.

How many syllables are in the word magnet?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

17.

How many syllables are in the word earthquake?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

How many syllables are in the word Colorado?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4