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Decoding/ Word Attack Unaccented Syllables: Schwa + n, Schwa +r. 4 th Grade. Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. As I read, think about how many syllables are in the word and where the word should be divided. Decide which syllable has the / Ə n / sound. nation. na / tion
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Decoding/ Word AttackUnaccented Syllables: Schwa + n, Schwa +r 4th Grade
Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. As I read, think about how many syllables are in the word and where the word should be divided. Decide which syllable has the /Ən/ sound nation na/tion Notice that the second syllable- tion has the /Ən/ sound
Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. As I read, think about how many syllables are in the word and where the word should be divided. Decide which syllable has the /Ən/ sound Mexican Mex/i/can Notice that the last syllable- can has the /Ən/ sound.
Did you notice that the vowel sound in the final syllable of both words was neither long nor short. This vowel sound is called the schwa. Notice that the /Ən/ can be spelled in different ways.
Look at these words. After I read them, repeat them after me. Turn and tell your partner where the /Ər/ sound occurs in each word. major foster lunar ma/jorfos/terlu/nar Notice that the /Ər/ sound was the last syllable in each of the words above and that it can be spelled in different ways.
Look at the words below. With your partner, identify the number of syllables in each word and point out the syllables with /Ər/ or /Ən/, then read the words fea ture char ac ter tion pro mo