45.Schwa Medial Syllables & Schwa Common Word Endings
| List 1 | |
|---|---|
| sensitive | identity |
| substitute | controversy |
| practicum | Canada |
| terminate | holiday |
| obliterate | Jupiter |
| magnificent | discovery |
| partition | university |
| horrible | |
- They wanted to take lots of photos of the macaroni craft that the kids made for their Father’s Day celebration.
- He found himself in quite a predicament after hitting reply all instead of sending the email just to his friend Amy.
- The stands were filled with multitudes of people to watch the elimination match.
- The corner delicatessen has a whole new range of meats.
| List 2 | |
|---|---|
| Add ‘al’ to these words. | |
| princip_____ | hospit_____ |
| cor_____ | glob_____ |
| norm_____ | |
| Add ‘an’ to these words. | |
| org_____ | cardig_____ |
| Germ_____ | hum_____ |
| Manhatt_____ | |
| Add ‘en’ to these words. | |
| abdom_____ | awake_____ |
| barr_____ | childr_____ |
| citiz_____ | |
| Add ‘et’ to these words. | |
| brisk_____ | alphab_____ |
| cabin_____ | pock_____ |
| hatch_____ | |
| Add ‘on’ to these words. | |
| butt_____ | pris_____ |
| pers_____ | mas_____ |
| bac_____ | |
| Add ‘om’ to these words. | |
| ven_____ | stard_____ |
| rans_____ | fath_____ |
| cust_____ | |
- Her random symptoms in her colon caused her entire family to be concerned about her.
- They felt abandoned because they seldom got the chance to get together.
- Jennifer yelped when she was bitten through her jacket by the wasp.
- When she saw what happened to the citron flavoured icing, she cried.
- The officer wore a jacket that had metal buttons made of brass.
- The marksman won the competition over the other shooters.
Review Words
| origin | benefit |
| apricots | telescope |
| communication | incident |
| captivity | explanatory |
| abandon | attack |
| gotten | lemonade |
| critical | attacking |
| person | striving |
| blossom | assets |
| division | bracketed |
What Says?
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
Spelling and Sentence Dictation
| 1. | 6. |
| 2. | 7. |
| 3. | 8. |
| 4. | 9. |
| 5. | 10. |
| 1. |
| 2. |
| 3. |
Review
Schwa Medial Vowel Sound (medial – in the middle of a word)
The schwa medial vowel sound says /ĭ/ as in:
- Incredible (4), celebrate (3), president (3), maximum (3), compliment (3)
The schwa medial vowel sound says /ŭ/ as in:
- ab/so/lute (3), syl/la/ble (3)
Any vowel can be unstressed, especially in the middle of a word. Be prepared to change a middle vowel sound to unstressed /ŭ/ or /ĭ/.
Common Unstressed Word Endings include:
-al, /ŭl/ – metal
-en, /ĭn/ – chicken
-et, /ĭt/ – jacket
-om, /ŭm/ – seldom
-on, /ŭn/ – button
Practice
- Underline the medial schwa vowel, or the schwa common word ending.
origin apricots communication seldom terrible happen benefit hospital - Place a checkmark in the correct column.
Word Closed VCe Open R-Controlled Vowel Team
Cle al though en coun ter at tack lem on ade - Add the suffix given to each word.
dizzy+ing+ ly prime + ed hope + ing hug + ed ripe + er prim + er quiz + ed fine + est tolerate + ed name + less
