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Syllabification Rules

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Divide correctly: telephone

a)

te-le-pho-ne

b)

tel-e-ph-one

2.

Divide correctly: independent

a)

inde-pen-dent

b)

in-de-pen-dent

3.

Which word is divided in 4 syllables?

a)

flame

b)

dictionary

c)

potatoes

4.

How many syllables in: sailboat?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

A VCCV pattern word most often divides...

(Syllabication Rule #2)

a)

between two consonants

b)

after two consonants

c)

before two consonants

6.

What are the rules for closed syllables? (choose all that apply)

a)

has one long vowel

b)

ends with a consonant

c)

ends with a silent 'e'

d)

has one short vowel

7.

Which of the following words is correctly syllabicated?

a)

ar-row

b)

beauti-ful

c)

co-nnect

d)

rename

8.

How do you properly divide dehydrate into its syllables?

a)

de-hydr-ate

b)

d-e-hy-drate

c)

de-hy-drate

d)

de-hy-dr-ate

9.

What is the correct way to divided the word "gather"?

a)

gat / her

b)

ga / ther

c)

gath / er

10.

How is the word "audit" correctly syllabicated?

a)

au-dit

b)

aud-it

c)

a-udit

d)

audit

11.

Syllabication

a)

The language of Romans

b)

The eight kinds of words in English

c)

The division of words into syllables

d)

Where words originated from

12.

How is the word "disrupt" correctly syllabicated?

a)

dis-rupt

b)

di-srupt

c)

disr-upt

d)

disrupt

13.

A VCCV pattern word most often divides...

(Syllabication Rule #2)

a)

between two consonants

b)

after two consonants

c)

before two consonants

14.

SYLLABIFY the word "CONVERSATION"

(a)  

15.

What type of vowel does a closed syllable have?

a)

extra long

b)

long

c)

short

d)

consonant

16.

Divide correctly: syllable

a)

syl-la-ble

b)

sy-lla-ble

c)

syl-lab-le

d)

syll-a-ble

17.

How many syllables in: education?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

Which word is divided into 3 syllables?

a)

banana

b)

apple

c)

syllable

d)

cat

19.

What is the correct way to divide the word "computer"?

a)

com-pu-ter

b)

comp-u-ter

c)

com-put-er

d)

com-put-er

20.

How is the word "syllabification" correctly syllabicated?

a)

syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion

b)

sy-lla-bi-fi-ca-tion

c)

syl-lab-i-fi-ca-tion

d)

syll-a-bi-fi-ca-tion

21.

What are the rules for open syllables?

a)

Ends with a vowel

b)

Ends with a consonant

c)

Has a short vowel

d)

Has a silent 'e'

22.

Which of the following words is correctly syllabicated?

a)

hap-py

b)

beau-ti-ful

c)

con-nect

d)

re-name

23.

How do you properly divide "syllabus" into its syllables?

a)

syl-la-bus

b)

sy-lla-bus

c)

syl-lab-us

d)

syll-a-bus

24.

What is the correct way to divide the word "umbrella"?

a)

um-brel-la

b)

um-bre-lla

c)

umb-rel-la

d)

um-brella

25.

How is the word "syllable" correctly syllabicated?

a)

syl-la-ble

b)

sy-lla-ble

c)

syl-lab-le

d)

syll-a-ble