5 th Grade- Decoding/Word Attack

1. 5th Grade- Decoding/Word Attack Unaccented Syllables: Schwa +n, Schwa+l, Schwa+ r

2. Listen to me read this word. While I am reading, play close attention to which syllable is receiving the stress. ocean o/cean Did you notice that the first syllable receives the stress? The vowel sound in the final syllable is neither long nor short. This sound is called the schwa.

3. Listen to me read this word. While I am reading, play close attention to which syllable is receiving the stress. mo/tion motion Did you notice that in this word, too, the first syllable receives the stress? Notice that both ocean and motion have the schwa sound /әn/, but it is spelled differently in each word.

4. Listen to me read these words. When I point, echo read the word. particle par/ti/cle typical typ/i/cal The schwa sound is spelled differently in each word but the letters al and le in these words both stand for the /әl/ sound.

5. Listen to me read these words. When I point, echo read the word. vapor va/por angular an/gu/lar cooler cool/er The schwa sound is spelled differently in each word but the letters ar, er and or in these words all stand for the /әr/ sound.

6. Look at each word, then turn to your partner, read the word and identify the letters that stand for /әn/, /әl/, or /әr/ Ends with /әn/ as in motion Ends with /әl/ as in typical Ends with /әr/ as in vapor improbable improbable imperfection imperfection temperature temperature condition condition American American combustible combustible

7. Try it on your own… Look in your social studies book or independent choice book. Find four words that have the /әn/, /әl/, or /әr/ sound. List the words and sort them into columns by sound. Be sure you have 4 of each.