This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Syllable Division – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Syllable Division Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which example follows the V/V syllable division pattern? A) Ro/bot. B) Li/on. C) Hun/dred. D) Mon/ster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Li/on. 2. Choose the word with the given syllable division pattern to complete the sentence. The riverbank was ..... and steep. A) Hammer. B) Wheat. C) Muddy. D) Wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muddy. 3. Split the syllables in the word:killerwhale A) Kil-lerwh-ale. B) Kill-erwh-ale. C) Kill-er-whale. D) Killer-wha-le. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kill-er-whale. 4. They resolved their conflict and are now friends. How should you divide the syllables in conflict? A) Confli/ct. B) Co/nflict. C) Con/flict. D) Conf/lict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Con/flict. 5. This syllable has one vowel followed by one or more consonants. The vowel is short. A) R-Controlled. B) Open. C) V e. D) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closed. 6. Dial means to call someone by turning or pressing numbers on a phone. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. How should you divide the word football into syllables? A) Should it be divided as foot/ball?. B) Should it be divided as foo/tball?. C) Should it be divided as fo/otball?. D) Should it be divided as footb/all?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should it be divided as foot/ball?. 8. Divide the word into syllables:inhale A) N-hail. B) Inh-ale. C) In-hale. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-hale. 9. Which one is the correct syllable division:Bogus A) Bo | gus. B) Bogu | s. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bo | gus. 10. Choose the word with the V-V (vowel, vowel) syllable division pattern that completes each sentence.Abdullah decided that his favorite subject is ..... (2 syllables) A) Math. B) History. C) Art. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science. 11. Choose the word with the given syllable division pattern to complete the sentence. We could smell the ..... cooking in the kitchen. A) Bacon. B) Waffles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacon. 12. In the word "basket", where is the VCCV syllable division? A) Bas/ket. B) Ba/sket. C) Baske/t. D) Bask/et. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bas/ket. 13. To divide the word 'connive' you use which division rule? A) Rule 2. B) Rule 1. C) Rule 4. D) Rule 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule 1. 14. How many syllables are in the word remarked? A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 15. Poetry is a type of writing that often uses rhythm or rhyme. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. How do you divide the word burden into syllables? A) B-ur-den. B) Burd-en. C) Bur-den. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bur-den. 17. How to divide VCCCV words? A) Look for consonant blends/digraphs. B) Keep blends/digraphs together. C) Divide before or after the consonant blend. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Look at the word below. Identify the syllable division pattern for the word. Ex:ne/on-V/Vmush/room A) Vcc/cv. B) Vc/cv. C) Vc/ccv. D) V/v. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vcc/cv. 19. What syllable types are in "contact" ? A) Open-open. B) Open-closed. C) Closed-open. D) Closed-closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closed-closed. 20. How should you divide the word mailbox into syllables? A) Should it be divided as mailb/ox?. B) Should it be divided as mail/box?. C) Should it be divided as ma/ilbox?. D) Should it be divided as mai/lbox?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should it be divided as mail/box?. 21. How is the word "signal" divided into syllables? A) Si/gnal. B) Sig/nal. C) S/ignal. D) Sign/al. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sig/nal. 22. How should you divide the word "cactus" into syllables? A) Cac-tus. B) Cact-us. C) C-actus. D) Ca-ctus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cac-tus. 23. How would you divide the following word into syllables?deportes A) Dep-ort-es. B) Dep-or-tes. C) De-por-tes. D) De-port-es. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) De-por-tes. 24. Choose the correct spelling for the word that means "a person who loves and strongly supports their country." A) Patroit. B) Patriot. C) Patriat. D) Patreot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patriot. 25. An open syllable ends in a A) Vowel. B) Consonant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vowel. 26. What is the correct syllable division for the word 'computer'? A) Comp-uter. B) Compu-ter. C) Com-puter. D) Com-pu-ter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Com-pu-ter. 27. Split the syllables in the word:fable A) Fa-ble. B) Fabl-e. C) F-able. D) Fab-le. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fa-ble. 28. The second syllable in RELIC is ..... A) Magic e. B) Open. C) Vowel team. D) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closed. 29. Juice is a drink made by squeezing fruits or vegetables. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Thibselt (nonsense) A) Thi-bselt. B) Thib-selt. C) Thibs-elt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thib-selt. 31. Divide the word "elephant" into syllables. A) Ele-phant. B) Eleph-ant. C) El-e-phant. D) E-le-phant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El-e-phant. 32. Divide the word "electricity" into syllables. A) Elec-tri-city. B) Elec-tric-ity. C) E-lec-tric-i-ty. D) E-lec-tri-ci-ty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E-lec-tri-ci-ty. 33. How would the spelling word "disorder" be divided into syllables? A) Dis/or/der. B) D/isorder. C) Disord/er. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dis/or/der. 34. In the passage, 'Recycling helps reduce waste and conserve natural resources, ' what is the central idea? A) Recycling reduces waste. B) Recycling helps conserve natural resources. C) Recycling reduces waste and conserves natural resources. D) Recycling is important for the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling reduces waste and conserves natural resources. 35. If dividing a word after the first vowel doesn't sound right, what should you try next? A) Change the vowels. B) Add a prefix. C) Divide after the consonant. D) Skip the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divide after the consonant. 36. How should you divide the word playground into syllables? A) Should it be divided as playg/round?. B) Should it be divided as pla/ygroun?. C) Should it be divided as playgr/ound?. D) Should it be divided as play/ground?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should it be divided as play/ground?. 37. Split the syllables in the word:unknown A) Unkn-own. B) Un-known. C) U-nknown. D) Unk-nown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un-known. 38. How many syllables are in the word "window" ? A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 39. How many syllables does the spelling word "discolor" have? A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 40. How would you divide the following word into syllables?pensamiento A) Pen-sam-i-ento. B) Pe-nsa-mi-en-to. C) Pen-sa-mien-to. D) Pens-a-mi-en-to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pen-sa-mien-to. 41. In a closed syllable, how is the vowel sound typically pronounced? A) Diphthong. B) Silent. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 42. Identify the correct spelling of the word that means "to like one thing or person better than another" . A) Preffer. B) Prefer. C) Preffer. D) Preffer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prefer. 43. Where should a word be split for syllable division? A) At the end. B) After every consonant. C) At the beginning. D) At the midpoint (halfway) between vowels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the midpoint (halfway) between vowels. 44. Divide the word 'mayonnaise' into syllables and write the number of syllables. Example:tripod = tri-pod A) Mayon-naise (2 syllables). B) May-on-aise (4 syllables). C) Ma-yo-nnaise (3 syllables). D) May-on-naise (3 syllables). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May-on-naise (3 syllables). 45. Split the syllables in the word:sportscar A) Sportsc-ar. B) Spor-tscar. C) Sports-car. D) Sport-scar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sports-car. 46. The auditorium filled with the sound of laughter. How should you divide the syllables in laughter? A) Laught/er. B) La/ughter. C) Laugh/ter. D) Lau/ghter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laugh/ter. 47. What is the pattern for "lemon" ? A) Vc/v. B) V/cv. C) Vcv. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vc/v. 48. How many minutes are in an ..... ? A) Hour. B) Howr. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hour. 49. What is the correct V/V division for this spelling word?comedian A) Co/me/dian. B) Co/me/di/an. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Co/me/di/an. 50. The word Australia has a VV syllable division pattern. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. How many syllables does the spelling word "unload" have? A) U/nload. B) Un/load. C) Unl/oad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Un/load. 52. What is the proper syllable division for the word "Reorganize" ? A) Re-organ-ize. B) Reor-gan-ize. C) Reorgan-ize. D) Re-orga-nize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Re-orga-nize. 53. Divide the word 'costume' into syllables and write the number of syllables. Example:tripod = tri-pod (2 syllables) A) Cos-tu-me (3 syllables). B) Cost-ume (2 syllables). C) Co-stume (3 syllables). D) Cos-tume (2 syllables). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cos-tume (2 syllables). 54. How many syllables does the spelling word "uneven" have? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 55. What is the correct V/V division for this spelling word?delicate A) De/li/cate. B) Del/i/cate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Del/i/cate. 56. Which suffix would you add to "care" to mean "without care" ? A) -ful. B) -less. C) -ness. D) -ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -less. 57. Identify the syllable type for the word hit. A) Vowel Team. B) Magic-e. C) Open. D) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Closed. 58. How would you break this word into syllables? "chocolate" A) Choc/o/late. B) Ch/oco/late. C) Cho/co/late. D) Chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cho/co/late. 59. How should you divide the word basketball into syllables? A) Should it be divided as bas/ketball?. B) Should it be divided as basket/ball?. C) Should it be divided as bask/etball?. D) Should it be divided as basketb/all?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should it be divided as basket/ball?. 60. Choose the correct spelling of the word that means "to act in a particular way" . A) Behav. B) Behaive. C) Beheave. D) Behave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behave. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesSyllable Division Quiz 1Syllable Division Quiz 2Syllable Division Quiz 3Syllable Division Quiz 4Syllable Division Quiz 5Syllable Division Quiz 6Syllable Division Quiz 7Syllable Division Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books