4 th Grade Decoding/Word Attack Lesson 14- Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + n

Listen to me read this word. As I read, listen closely to which syllable is spoken with more stress mountain Did you notice that the first syllable /moun/ was spoken with more stress? The vowel sound in the second, unstressed syllable is called the schwa sound. Turn and tell your partner which letters in the 2 nd syllable stand for the / әn/ sound.

Listen to me read this word. As I read, listen closely to which syllable is spoken with more stress organ Did you notice that the first syllable /or/ was spoken with more stress? The vowel sound in the second, unstressed syllable is called the schwa sound. Turn and tell your partner which letters in the 2 nd syllable stand for the / әn/ sound. Notice that the sound / әn/ can be spelled in different ways (like ain in mountain, and an in organ).

Let’s try it together When you see the word, read it with your partner then identify the number of syllables in the word and which syllable has the / әn/ sound. fountain canyon cardigan horizon foun/tain can/yon car/di/gan ho/ri/zon

Try it on your own With your partner look in your reading book, independent choice book or social studies book and find 5 words with the /әn/ sound. List the words that you find and circle the letters that form the /әn/ syllable pattern. Exchange lists with another pair and take turns reading the words aloud.