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English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Syllables (Questions)

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An easy way to help you with this quiz is firstly to say the word out loud, and then to count on your fingers how many times the vowel sound changes. You should get full marks if not on your first go, then on your second!

How should the word be broken into syllables?
Chicken

[ ]	Chic - ken
[ ]	Ch - icken
[ ]	Chicke - n
[ ]	Chick - en

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Madam

[ ]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	1
[ ]	0

How should the word be broken into syllables?
Sister

[ ]	Si-ster
[ ]	Sis-ter
[ ]	Siste-r
[ ]	Sist-er

How should the word be broken into syllables?
Water

[ ]	Wa-ter
[ ]	W-ater
[ ]	Wat-er
[ ]	Wate-r

Which word is broken into syllables correctly?

[ ]	Numb-er
[ ]	U-nder
[ ]	To-day
[ ]	Cann-ot

Which word is broken into syllables correctly?

[ ]	Forg-et
[ ]	Herse-lf
[ ]	Foot-ball
[ ]	Blu-efish

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Machine

[ ]	1
[ ]	3
[ ]	2
[ ]	4

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Dustbin

[ ]	3
[ ]	2
[ ]	1
[ ]	0

Which word is broken into syllables correctly?

[ ]	Books-tore
[ ]	Car-go
[ ]	Dishp-an
[ ]	Not-ebook

10.

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Vowel

[ ]	3
[ ]	0
[ ]	1
[ ]	2

English Language: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Grade 1 Reading Foundation - Syllables (Answers)

How should the word be broken into syllables?
Chicken

[ ]	Chic - ken
[ ]	Ch - icken
[ ]	Chicke - n
[x]	Chick - en

The word chicken has two syllables.

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Madam

[x]	2
[ ]	3
[ ]	1
[ ]	0

Ma-dam

How should the word be broken into syllables?
Sister

[ ]	Si-ster
[x]	Sis-ter
[ ]	Siste-r
[ ]	Sist-er

This word has two syllables.

How should the word be broken into syllables?
Water

[x]	Wa-ter
[ ]	W-ater
[ ]	Wat-er
[ ]	Wate-r

The word water has two syllables. How many syllables has the word sea got?

Which word is broken into syllables correctly?

[ ]	Numb-er
[ ]	U-nder
[x]	To-day
[ ]	Cann-ot

If today has two syllables, how many are in tomorrow?

Which word is broken into syllables correctly?

[ ]	Forg-et
[ ]	Herse-lf
[x]	Foot-ball
[ ]	Blu-efish

Saying the words out loud will help you count the syllables.

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Machine

[ ]	1
[ ]	3
[x]	2
[ ]	4

Ma-chine

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Dustbin

[ ]	3
[x]	2
[ ]	1
[ ]	0

Dust-bin

Which word is broken into syllables correctly?

[ ]	Books-tore
[x]	Car-go
[ ]	Dishp-an
[ ]	Not-ebook

Cargo means goods carried on an aircraft, car or ship.

10.

Determine the number of syllables in the word below.
Vowel

[ ]	3
[ ]	0
[ ]	1
[x]	2

Vow-el