This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Syllable Division – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syllable Division Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the central idea of the passage:'Elephants are the largest land animals. They live in large herds and communicate through sounds and vibrations'? A) Elephants communicate through vibrations. B) Elephants are large animals. C) Elephants are the largest land animals and communicate in various ways. D) Elephants live in herds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elephants are the largest land animals and communicate in various ways. 2. What is the correct V/V division for this spelling word?obsession A) Ob/ses/sion. B) Ob/se/ssi/on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ob/ses/sion. 3. In the V/V syllable division pattern, where do you divide the word? A) After the consonant. B) Between the vowels. C) Before the consonant. D) Do not divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between the vowels. 4. How should the following word be divided into syllables?lawyer A) Law/yer. B) La/wyer. C) Lawy/er. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law/yer. 5. Divide the word "music" using the V/CV pattern. A) Mu/sic. B) Musi/c. C) M/usic. D) Mus/ic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mu/sic. 6. Which of the following words is divided correctly using the VCCV pattern? A) Ve/lvet. B) Vel/vet. C) V/elvet. D) Velvet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vel/vet. 7. The first syllable in CABIN is ..... A) Vowel team. B) Closed. C) Open. D) Magic E. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed. 8. How do you divide the word student? A) S/tudent. B) Stud/ent. C) St/udent. D) Stu/dent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stu/dent. 9. What is the correct spelling of the word that means in a straightforward or uncomplicated manner? A) Simpely. B) Simply. C) Simpily. D) Simpally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simply. 10. If before " ..... le" is a vowel, ..... A) Split before the vowel. B) Split after the vowel. C) Do nothing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do nothing. 11. How many syllables are in the word magnet? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 12. She wants to ..... a gym. A) Joyn. B) Join. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Join. 13. Divide the word into syllables:under A) Und-er. B) Un-der. C) U-nder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-der. 14. What is the general rule for dividing VCV words? A) Divide before the consonant. B) Divide after the consonant. C) Try V / CV first. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Try V / CV first. 15. Look at the word below. Identify the syllable division pattern for the word. Ex:ne/on-V/Vpo/em A) V/v. B) Vc/cv. C) Vc/ccv. D) Vcc/cv. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) V/v. 16. Select the correct spelling of the word that means "to understand or become aware of something." A) Realyse. B) Realize. C) Realice. D) Realyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realize. 17. What is one tip for dividing words into syllables? A) Always split after the first letter. B) Split the word right in the middle. C) Split the word in front of the vowel. D) Ignore how the word sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Split the word in front of the vowel. 18. Choose the word that has a r-controlled vowel. A) Tonight. B) Secret. C) Corner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corner. 19. How should the following word be divided into syllables?item A) It/em. B) Ite/m. C) I/tem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I/tem. 20. Which word has the same V/CV pattern as silent = si/lent? A) Wagon = wag/on. B) Baby = ba/by. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baby = ba/by. 21. Shupnest (nonsense) A) Shup-nest. B) Shunpe-st. C) Shupn-est. D) Shu-pnest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shup-nest. 22. How is the word "Disagreeable" correctly divided into syllables? A) Dis-agre-eable. B) Disa-greea-ble. C) Disagree-able. D) Dis-agree-able. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dis-agree-able. 23. Select the correct spelling of the word that means consisting of many different and connected parts. A) Complecks. B) Complex. C) Comples. D) Complecs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complex. 24. Seth and Solita are partners for the science project. How should you divide the syllables in partners? A) Part/ners. B) Par/tners. C) Pa/rtners. D) Partn/ers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part/ners. 25. Which is the CORRECT way to divide the word misplace into syllables? A) Mi * spl * ace. B) Mis * place. C) Misp * lace. D) Mi * splace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mis * place. 26. How should you divide the word homework into syllables? A) Should it be divided as ho/mework?. B) Should it be divided as home/work?. C) Should it be divided as hom/ework?. D) Should it be divided as homew/ork?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should it be divided as home/work?. 27. How many syllables does this word have?trunk A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 28. The second syllable in the word 'contrive' is ..... A) Closed. B) Vowel team. C) Magic e. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magic e. 29. A closed syllable usually has A) A long vowel sound followed by a consonant. B) A long vowel sound with no consonant at the end. C) A short vowel sound with no consonant at the end. D) A short vowel sound followed by a consonant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A short vowel sound followed by a consonant. 30. How do you split the word 'escape'? A) E-scape. B) Esc-ape. C) Escap-e. D) Es-cape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Es-cape. 31. What is the correct way to divide the word "music" into syllables? A) Musi-c (VV). B) Mu-sic (VCV). C) M-us-ic (VCCV). D) Mus-ic (VCCV). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mu-sic (VCV). 32. Shiblent (nonsense) A) Shi-blent. B) Shib-lent. C) Shibl-ent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shib-lent. 33. Which word correctly uses the suffix "-less" ? A) Kindness. B) Kindful. C) Kindly. D) Kindless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kindless. 34. A closed syllable ends with at least one A) Consonant. B) Vowel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consonant. 35. Dryers are machines used to remove moisture from clothes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Identify the r-controlled syllable in the word 'garden'. A) Den. B) Gar. C) Garb. D) Garde. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gar. 37. How should the word "Unhappiness" be divided into syllables? A) Un-happi-ness. B) Un-hap-iness. C) Unhap-piness. D) Un-hap-pi-ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Un-hap-pi-ness. 38. Fluid is a substance that can flow, like water or oil. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. How is the word "pencil" divided into syllables? A) Pe/ncil. B) Pen/cil. C) Penci/l. D) Penc/il. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pen/cil. 40. How do you divide the word "pigpen" ? A) Pig / pen. B) Pi / gpen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pig / pen. 41. What is the correct V/V division for this spelling word?variety A) Va/ri/e/ty. B) Va/ri/et/y. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Va/ri/e/ty. 42. Provide an example of a word that follows the VCCV syllable division rule. A) Ta/ble. B) Can/cel. C) Win/dow. D) Com/put. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can/cel. 43. How many syllables are in the word "incredible" ? A) 2. B) 5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 44. Identify the central idea:'Penguins are flightless birds that swim instead of fly. They use their flippers to propel through water.' A) Penguins cannot fly. B) Penguins live in cold climates. C) Penguins use their flippers to swim. D) Penguins are flightless birds adapted for swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penguins are flightless birds adapted for swimming. 45. What is the correct V/V division for this spelling word?brilliant A) Bril/liant. B) Bri/lli/ant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bril/liant. 46. How would you divide the following word into syllables?canela A) Ca-nel-a. B) Can-ela. C) Can-e-la. D) Ca-ne-la. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ca-ne-la. 47. How would you divide the following word into syllables?pollo A) P-oll-o. B) Pol-lo. C) Poll-o. D) Po-llo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Po-llo. 48. Choose the word that has a closed syllable. A) Music. B) Tiger. C) Ticket. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ticket. 49. Which of the following is a syllable division rule? A) Divide before a single vowel. B) Divide between two vowels. C) Divide between two consonants. D) Divide before a single consonant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divide between two consonants. 50. Divide the word 'better' into syllables. A) Bet-ter-er. B) Bet-ter. C) Be-tt-er. D) Be-tter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bet-ter. 51. Find the word that has been divided into syllables correctly. HAPPY: A) Happ-y. B) H-appy. C) Ha-ppy. D) Hap-py. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happ-y. 52. What happens when a vowel and the letter 'r' are together in a word? A) They make one sound together. B) They make two different sounds. C) The 'r' is silent. D) They are always split apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They make one sound together. 53. How many syllables?Winter A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 54. How can the word "problem" be correctly divided? A) Pr/oblem. B) Probl/em. C) Pro/blem. D) Prob/lem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prob/lem. 55. What does 'le' at the end of a word typically sound like? A) Like 'lay'. B) Like 'el'. C) Like 'lee'. D) Like 'le'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like 'el'. 56. Split the syllables in the word:waddle A) Wadd-le. B) Wa-ddle. C) Wad-dle. D) W-addle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wad-dle. 57. Apply the vc/cv pattern to divide the word "napkin." A) Napk-in. B) Nap-kin. C) N-apkin. D) Na-pkin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nap-kin. 58. Identify the syllable types in the word cli/max A) Open/Closed. B) Vowel Team. C) Closed/Open. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open/Closed. 59. How many syllables in the word "fantastic?" A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 60. What pattern does the word RABBIT follow? A) VCCCV. B) VCV. C) VCCV. D) VCE. 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