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Multisyllabic Word Practice

A worksheet for 3rd graders to practice identifying and breaking down multisyllabic words.

Grade 3 ELA GrammarPhonicsSyllablesMultisyllabic Words
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceWord BankShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.C

Topics

ELAGrade 3PhonicsSyllablesMultisyllabic Words
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Multisyllabic Word Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, multisyllabic words have more than one syllable!

Directions: Break each word into its syllables by drawing lines between them. Then, write the number of syllables.

1. butterfly:   (syllables:  )

2. elephant:   (syllables:  )

3. computer:   (syllables:  )

4. vacation:   (syllables:  )

5. fantastic:   (syllables:  )

Directions: Circle the multisyllabic word in each group.

1. Which word has more than one syllable?

a

cat

b

run

c

banana

d

jump

2. Which word has more than one syllable?

a

table

b

book

c

tree

d

chair

Directions: Sort the words below into the correct category: One Syllable or Multisyllabic.

dog
teacher
sun
beautiful
play
garden
happy
book

One Syllable Words:

Multisyllabic Words:

Directions: Write a sentence using each multisyllabic word below.

1. incredible

2. delicious