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Breaking Multisyllable Words

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
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1.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly.  

a)

nav/i/ga/tion

b)

nav/igation

c)

nav/iga/tion

d)

nav/igat/ion

2.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly.

a)

hum/id/ity

b)

hu/mid/i/ty

c)

humid/i/ty

3.

Divide the word gerbil into syllables:

a)

Ger/ bil

b)

Ge/rbil

c)

Gerb/il

d)

Gerbi/ l

4.

Divide the word INTERPRET into syllables

a)

In/ ter/ pret

b)

Inter/ pret

c)

Int/ er/ pret

d)

In/ terpret

5.

Divide the word PERFECT into syllables:

a)

Perfe/ ct

b)

Perf/ ect

c)

Per/ fect

d)

Pe/ rfect

6.

Divide the word PERMANENT into syllables:

a)

Perm/ anent

b)

Per/ ma/ nent

c)

Perm/ a/ nent

d)

Perma/ nent

7.

Divide the word SERVICE into syllables:

a)

Se/rvice

b)

Ser/vice

c)

Serv/ ice

d)

Servic/e

8.

Divide the word SERVANT into syllables:

a)

Se/rvant

b)

Serv/ ant

c)

Ser/ va/ nt

d)

Ser/ vant

9.

Divide the word CERTAIN into syllables:

a)

Cer/ tain

b)

Cert/ ain

c)

Ce/ rtain

d)

Ce/ rt/ ain

10.

Divide the word PERSONAL into syllables:

a)

Per

b)

Per/ son/ al

c)

Pe/ rso/ nal

d)

Pers/ o/ nal

11.

Divide the word PERFUME into syllables:

a)

Perf/ ume

b)

Per/ fu/ me

c)

Per/ fume

d)

Pe/ rfume

12.

Break this word into syllables.


banana

a)

ba-n-a-na

b)

ba-na-na

c)

bana-na

13.

Break this word into syllables.


diploma

a)

di-plo-ma

b)

dip-lo-ma

c)

dipl-o-ma

14.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly: "celebration".

a)

cel/e/bra/tion

b)

ce/le/bra/tion

c)

cele/bra/tion

d)

celeb/ra/tion

15.

Divide the word "university" into syllables.

a)

uni/ver/sity

b)

un/i/ver/sity

c)

u/ni/ver/sity

d)

un/i/vers/ity

16.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly: "imagination".

a)

im/agi/na/tion

b)

ima/gina/tion

c)

imag/ina/tion

d)

imag/i/na/tion

17.

Divide the word "photography" into syllables.

a)

pho/to/graphy

b)

phot/o/graphy

c)

photo/graphy

d)

pho/tog/raphy

18.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly: "conversation".

a)

con/versa/tion

b)

con/ver/sa/tion

c)

con/vers/ation

d)

con/versat/ion

19.

Divide the word "information" into syllables.

a)

in/for/ma/tion

b)

info/rma/tion

c)

in/for/mation

d)

infor/ma/tion

20.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly: "entertainment".

a)

en/ter/tain/ment

b)

enter/tain/ment

c)

ent/er/tain/ment

d)

entert/ain/ment

21.

Divide the word "communication" into syllables.

a)

com/mu/ni/ca/tion

b)

comm/uni/ca/tion

c)

com/mun/ica/tion

d)

commu/ni/ca/tion

22.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly: "organization".

a)

or/gan/iza/tion

b)

orga/niza/tion

c)

or/gan/iz/ation

d)

organ/iza/tion

23.

Divide the word "transportation" into syllables.

a)

trans/por/ta/tion

b)

trans/port/ation

c)

trans/porta/tion

d)

tran/sport/ation

24.

Select the choice that shows the word broken into syllables correctly: "celebration".

a)

cel/e/bra/tion

b)

ce/le/bra/tion

c)

cele/bra/tion

d)

celeb/ra/tion

25.

Divide the word "responsibility" into syllables.

a)

res/pon/si/bi/li/ty

b)

res/ponsi/bi/li/ty

c)

res/pon/sibil/ity

d)

res/pons/ibility