Multisyllabic Words - Words with more than one syllable are called multisyllabic words. Spelling multisyllabic words correctly involves breaking them into syllables. - The document lists and defines 20 multisyllabic vocabulary words from various subject areas, including "elementary," "probability," "opportunity," "literature," "Pennsylvania," and "stegosaurus." - Understanding the meanings of these multisyllabic words can help with reading comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary development.

1. Multisyllabic Words
List # 21
5th Grade

2. Multisyllabic Words
• Words with more than one syllable are called
multisyllabic words.
• Spelling words by their syllables is a rule we
can use to help us multisyllabic words
correctly.

3. elementary
• of or relating to the simplest principles of a
subject

4. vehicle
• a machine that is used to carry people or
goods from one place to another

5. miniature
• a very small sculpture, portrait, or painting

6. probability
• the chance that something will happen

7. opportunity
• a good chance for advancement or progress

8. substitute
• a person or thing that takes the place of
someone or something else

9. variety
• a number or collection of different things or
people

10. literature
• printed materials that provide information
about something

11. elevator
• a machine used for carrying people and things
to different levels in a building

12. Pennsylvania
• state E U.S.; capital, Harrisburg

13. ravioli
• pasta that is shaped like a square and is filled
with meat, cheese, or vegetables

14. cafeteria
• a place (such as a restaurant or a room in a
school) where people get food at a counter
and carry it to a table for eating

15. mosaic
• a surface decoration made by inlaying small
pieces of variously colored material to form
pictures or patterns

16. tuxedo
• a formal suit for a man

17. meteorite
• a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the
ground from outer space

18. fascination
• something fascinating

19. cylinder
• a long round body whether hollow or solid

20. intermediate
• occurring in the middle of a process or series

21. centennial
• a 100th anniversary or its celebration

22. curiosity
• the desire to learn or know more about
something or someone

23. documentary
• a presentation (as a film or novel) expressing
or dealing with factual events

24. stegosaurus
• a large plant-eating dinosaur with bony plates
along its back and tail and with spikes at the
end of the tail

25. pediatrician
• a doctor who treats babies and children

26. mediocre
• not very good

27. simultaneous
• happening at the same time