Word Work Review Week 24
cider Which syllable receives the stress? The first syllable, ci/ The schwa sound is in the second syllable. ci / der Remember that different letters can spell the schwa + r sound! or, ar, and er can make the same sound
monitor Which syllable receives the stress? The first syllable, mon/ The schwa sound is in the third syllable. mon / i / tor
dollar Which syllable receives the stress? The first syllable, dol/ The schwa sound is in the second syllable. dol / lar
open Which syllable receives the stress? The first syllable, o/ The schwa sound is in the second syllable. o / pen Remember that different letters can spell the schwa + n sound! on, an, and en can make the same sound
station Which syllable receives the stress? The first syllable, sta/ The schwa sound is in the second syllable. sta / tion
subtropic What is the prefix in this word? Sub- What is the root word? Tropic Many longer words contain familiar word parts. Recognizing word parts can help you decode longer words.
overheat What is the prefix in this word? Over- What is the root word? Heat
underbrush What is the prefix in this word? Under- What is the root word? Brush
robot/robots The endings –s and –es are added to many words to create the plural form. What was added to the word robot? -s
lunch/lunches What was added to the word lunch? -es The ending –es is added to words that end in sh, ch, ss, s, x, or z to make it plural. fox/foxes mess/messes wish/wishes The ending –es forms its own syllable when it follows a consonant.
mystery/mysteries What was added to the word mystery? -es In words that end in consonant plus y, the y changes to i when adding –es. Although the spelling changes, the vowel sound stays the same.
Word Work Make a chart in your journal that looks like the one below. Look through your reading book and find at least 5 words to put into each column. Break them up into syllables. Schwa + r sound Schwa + n sound Prefixes: Over-, Under-, Sub- Inflections: -s, and -es