1. Word Work Review Week 24

2. 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

3. monitor Which syllable receives the stress?  The first syllable, mon/ The schwa sound is in the third syllable.  mon / i / tor

4. dollar Which syllable receives the stress?  The first syllable, dol/ The schwa sound is in the second syllable.  dol / lar

5. 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

6. station Which syllable receives the stress?  The first syllable, sta/ The schwa sound is in the second syllable.  sta / tion

7. 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.

8. overheat What is the prefix in this word?  Over- What is the root word?  Heat

9. underbrush What is the prefix in this word?  Under- What is the root word?  Brush

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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