WorksheetsSyllabification Rules
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Divide correctly: telephone
te-le-pho-ne
tel-e-ph-one
Divide correctly: independent
inde-pen-dent
in-de-pen-dent
Which word is divided in 4 syllables?
flame
dictionary
potatoes
How many syllables in: sailboat?
1
2
3
4
A VCCV pattern word most often divides...
(Syllabication Rule #2)
between two consonants
after two consonants
before two consonants
What are the rules for closed syllables? (choose all that apply)
has one long vowel
ends with a consonant
ends with a silent 'e'
has one short vowel
Which of the following words is correctly syllabicated?
ar-row
beauti-ful
co-nnect
rename
How do you properly divide dehydrate into its syllables?
de-hydr-ate
d-e-hy-drate
de-hy-drate
de-hy-dr-ate
What is the correct way to divided the word "gather"?
gat / her
ga / ther
gath / er
How is the word "audit" correctly syllabicated?
au-dit
aud-it
a-udit
audit
Syllabication
The language of Romans
The eight kinds of words in English
The division of words into syllables
Where words originated from
How is the word "disrupt" correctly syllabicated?
dis-rupt
di-srupt
disr-upt
disrupt
A VCCV pattern word most often divides...
(Syllabication Rule #2)
between two consonants
after two consonants
before two consonants
SYLLABIFY the word "CONVERSATION"
(a)
What type of vowel does a closed syllable have?
extra long
long
short
consonant
Divide correctly: syllable
syl-la-ble
sy-lla-ble
syl-lab-le
syll-a-ble
How many syllables in: education?
2
3
4
5
Which word is divided into 3 syllables?
banana
apple
syllable
cat
What is the correct way to divide the word "computer"?
com-pu-ter
comp-u-ter
com-put-er
com-put-er
How is the word "syllabification" correctly syllabicated?
syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion
sy-lla-bi-fi-ca-tion
syl-lab-i-fi-ca-tion
syll-a-bi-fi-ca-tion
What are the rules for open syllables?
Ends with a vowel
Ends with a consonant
Has a short vowel
Has a silent 'e'
Which of the following words is correctly syllabicated?
hap-py
beau-ti-ful
con-nect
re-name
How do you properly divide "syllabus" into its syllables?
syl-la-bus
sy-lla-bus
syl-lab-us
syll-a-bus
What is the correct way to divide the word "umbrella"?
um-brel-la
um-bre-lla
umb-rel-la
um-brella
How is the word "syllable" correctly syllabicated?
syl-la-ble
sy-lla-ble
syl-lab-le
syll-a-ble
