Le sillabe / The syllables (exercises)

Exercises 1: Identify the syllables

For each word, identify whether it is monosyllable, bisyllable, trisyllable, or polysyllable:

1. con
2. casa
3. telefono
4. amico
5. caratteristica
6. spirito
7. ma
8. fenomeno
9. biblioteca
10. sviluppo

Exercises 2: Syllable Division Practice

Divide the following words into syllables, applying the rules from the lesson:

1. Verità
2. Diciotto
3. Costruzione
4. Ago
5. Paese
6. Pianta
7. Acqua
8. Scala
9. Offensivo
10. Guerra

Exercises 3: Choose the right answer

Choose the right syllable division for each word:

1. Trucco.
   1. tru-cco
   2. truc-co
   3. Tr-uc-co
2. Ghiaccio.
   1. ghiac-cio
   2. ghi-ac-cio
   3. gh-ia-ccio
3. Verità.
   1. ver-ità
   2. ve-rit-à
   3. ve-ri-tà
4. Ago.
   1. a-go
   2. ag-o
   3. a-g-o
5. Macchina.
   1. ma-cchi-na
   2. mac-chi-na
   3. mac-chin-a
6. Quindici.
   1. qu-in-di-ci
   2. qui-ndi-ci
   3. quin-di-ci
7. Sbrigare.
   1. sbri-ga-re
   2. sbr-iga-re
   3. sb-ri-ga-re
8. Fiume.
   1. fi-um-e
   2. fiu-me
   3. fi-ume
9. Acquario.
   1. acq-ua-rio
   2. ac-qua-rio
   3. acq-uar-io
10. Scherzo.
    1. scher-zo
    2. sch-er-zo
    3. sc-her-zo

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Answer keys:

Exercises 1:

1. con – monosillabe
2. casa – bisillabe (ca-sa)
3. telefono – polisillabe (te-le-fo-no)
4. amico – trisillabe (a-mi-co)
5. caratteristica – polisillabe (car-at-te-risti-ca)
6. spirito – trisillabe (spi-ri-to)
7. ma – monosillabe
8. fenomeno – polisillabe (fe-no-me-no)
9. biblioteca – polisillabe (bi-blio-te-ca)
10. sviluppo – trisillabe (svi-lup-po)

Exercises 2:

1. ve-ri-tà
2. di-ciot-to
3. costru-zio-ne
4. a-go
5. pa-e-se
6. pian-ta
7. ac-qua
8. sca-la
9. of-fen-si-vo
10. guer-ra

Exercises 3:

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. a

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