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Decoding Open Syllables Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abigail and Benjamin are playing a word game! They need your help: Which of the following is a single-syllable word with an open syllable?

a)

cat

b)

go

c)

jump

d)

lamp

2.

Emma and Samuel are building a friendly robot for their science project! Can you help them by choosing the correct way to break the word "robot" into its syllables?

a)

ro-bot

b)

rob-ot

c)

ro-bo-t

d)

rob-ot-e

3.

Abigail and Rohan are playing a word game! Can you help them find which of the following words has an open syllable?

a)

basket

b)

tiger

c)

jump

d)

lamp

4.

Aiden and Avery are trying to read the word "basic" during their reading game. Which strategy would help them figure out how to say the word?

a)

Divide the word after the first vowel: ba-sic

b)

Divide the word before the first vowel: b-asic

c)

Say the word backward

d)

Remove the last letter

5.

Daniel, Michael, and Aria are playing a word game! Can you help them figure out which word is correctly divided into syllables using syllabication patterns?

a)

ho-tel

b)

hot-el

c)

h-otel

d)

hotel-

6.

Rohan and Abigail are playing a word game! Can you help them blend these sounds to discover the secret word?
Listen carefully: /o/ /pen/

a)

open

b)

peno

c)

pone

d)

opne

7.

Michael and Sophia are playing a word game! Can you help them by segmenting the word "music" into its syllables?

a)

mu-sic

b)

mus-ic

c)

mu-sic-ic

d)

musi-c

8.

Aria and Rohan are playing a word decoding game! They want to find out which word can be decoded using the open syllable rule. Can you help them choose the right word?

a)

pilot

b)

basket

c)

jump

d)

lamp

9.

Elijah and Anika are trying to read the word "hotel" for the first time. Which fun strategy could they use to figure out how to say it?

a)

Break it into ho-tel and pronounce each part

b)

Say the word backward

c)

Remove the first letter

d)

Ignore the vowels

10.

Abigail and Jackson are playing a word game! They want to know which way to split the word "robot" shows you understand open syllables. Can you help them choose the correct way?

a)

robot as ro-bot

b)

robot as rob-ot

c)

robot as ro-bo-t

d)

robot as rob-ot-e

11.

Liam and Emma are playing a word game! They have the word "even." Can you help them figure out which syllable in "even" is open?

a)

ev

b)

en

c)

e

d)

ven

12.

William and Luna are playing a word game! They have the word "hotel." Can you help them figure out how to break it into syllables and blend them together to say the word correctly?

a)

Divide as ho-tel, blend "ho" and "tel" to say "hotel"

b)

Divide as hot-el, blend "hot" and "el" to say "hotel"

c)

Divide as h-otel, blend "h" and "otel" to say "hotel"

d)

Divide as ho-tel-e, blend all three to say "hotel"

13.

Hannah is on a word adventure and comes across the word "basic." She needs help decoding it! Which strategy would help her the most?

a)

Identify the open syllable "ba" and the closed syllable "sic"

b)

Ignore the vowels

c)

Remove the last letter

d)

Say the word backward

14.

Michael, Aiden, and Maya are on a word adventure! They come across the word "tiger." Which decoding strategy should they use to figure out how to say it?

a)

Divide the word into ti-ger, recognizing "ti" as an open syllable

b)

Divide the word into tig-er, recognizing "tig" as an open syllable

c)

Remove the last letter

d)

Ignore the vowels

15.

Aria and Maya are having a friendly reading challenge! They come across the word "music." How should they use syllabication patterns to read it correctly?

a)

Divide as mu-sic, read "mu" as an open syllable and "sic" as a closed syllable

b)

Divide as mus-ic, read "mus" as an open syllable

c)

Divide as mu-sic-ic, read each part separately

d)

Divide as musi-c, read "musi" as an open syllable

16.

Nora and Scarlett are playing a word game! They need your help. Which of the following is a multisyllabic word with an open syllable?

a)

hotel

b)

lamp

c)

jump

d)

cat

17.

Elijah and Avery are playing a word game! Can you help them figure out how to break the word "pilot" into syllables?

a)

pi-lot

b)

pil-ot

c)

pilo-t

d)

pil-ot-e

18.

Grace and Michael are playing a word decoding game! They need your help: Which word can be decoded using the open syllable rule?

a)

music

b)

basket

c)

jump

d)

lamp

19.

Oliver and Priya found the word "even" in their storybook. Which fun strategy should they use to figure out how to say it?

a)

Break it into e-ven and pronounce each part

b)

Say the word backward

c)

Remove the first letter

d)

Ignore the vowels

20.

Grace and Ethan are on a word adventure! They come across the word "pilot." Which of the following ways should they read it using their knowledge of open syllables?

a)

pilot as pi-lot

b)

pilot as pil-ot

c)

pilot as pilo-t

d)

pilot as pil-ot-e