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Syllabication and Multisyllabic Words

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

2.

What is the first syllable in the word 'banana'?

a)

ba

b)

na

c)

an

d)

ban

3.

Divide the word 'umbrella' into its syllables.

a)

um-bel-la

b)

um-brel-la

c)

um-bre-la

d)

um-brel-lu

4.

Identify the number of syllables in the word 'computer'.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

5.

What is the second syllable in the word 'watermelon'?

a)

ter

b)

wa

c)

mel

d)

lon

6.

Break the word 'firefighter' into its syllables.

a)

fire-fight-er

b)

fi-re-fi-ghter

c)

fire-fighter

d)

fire-fighte-r

7.

How many syllables are in the word 'television'?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

10

8.

What is the third syllable in the word 'chocolate'?

a)

cho

b)

ate

c)

late

d)

col

9.

Divide the word 'alligator' into its syllables.

a)

al-li-gate-or

b)

al-lig-a-tor

c)

al-li-ga-tion

d)

al-li-ga-tor

10.

Identify the number of syllables in the word 'photograph'.

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

11.

What are the patterns used to divide words into syllables called?

a)

Syllabication

b)

Affixes

c)

Roots

d)

Prefixes

12.

How can learning the rules of syllabication and word parts help us?

a)

Decode words when reading

b)

Determine the meaning of words

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

13.

What is a syllable?

a)

A unit of a word that makes one vowel sound

b)

A word part that has meaning

c)

A word that can stand alone and have meaning

d)

A word part added to the beginning or end of a word

14.

What are multisyllabic words?

a)

Words with multiple syllables

b)

Words with one syllable

c)

Words with no vowel sound

d)

Words with affixes

15.

How many syllables are in the word: VOLLEYBALL

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

How many syllables are in the word 'syllabication'?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

17.

What is the first syllable in the word 'multisyllabic'?

a)

mul

b)

ti

c)

sy

d)

lab

18.

Divide the word 'pronunciation' into its syllables.

a)

pro-nun-ci-a-tion

b)

pro-noun-ci-a-tion

c)

pro-nun-ci-ation

d)

pro-nun-ci-a-tion

19.

Identify the number of syllables in the word 'dictionary'.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

20.

What is the second syllable in the word 'syllable'?

a)

sy

b)

la

c)

ble

d)

le

21.

Break the word 'unbelievable' into its syllables.

a)

un-be-liev-a-ble

b)

un-be-lie-va-ble

c)

un-be-liev-able

d)

un-be-lie-vable

22.

How many syllables are in the word 'extraordinary'?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

23.

What is the third syllable in the word 'communication'?

a)

com

b)

mu

c)

ni

d)

ca

24.

Divide the word 'imagination' into its syllables.

a)

i-ma-gi-na-tion

b)

im-ag-i-na-tion

c)

i-mag-i-na-tion

d)

im-a-gi-na-tion

25.

Identify the number of syllables in the word 'university'.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7