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penalty
pen al ty
Read this word:
customers
Which vowel is making the schwa sound?
cust O mers
(the o)
How do you split up a vccv word?
vc / cv
Read the word: enrichment
en rich ment
travesty
trav es ty
How do you split up a vcv word?
There are two ways: v / cv or vc / v
Divide this word into syllables: athletic
ath let ic
epoxy
e pox y
Where is the schwa in the word 'animal'?
An I mal
(the I)
How do you split up a word with vcccv?
Look for blends and digraphs and make sure you don't split those up!
Which is the correct way to divide the word 'descendant'?
1. de scen dant
2. des cen dant
3. desc en dant
1. de scen dant
mandolin
man do lin
Give an example of a word that starts with the schwa sound.
example: about, around, etc.
What is the correct way to divide up this word: gibberish ?
gib ber ish
Read the word: molasses
mo lass es
infancy
in fan cy
Where is the schwa sound in the word Alaska?
All three As!
What is the correct way to divide up this word?
quintuplet
quin tup let
Read the word: humdinger
hum ding er