Y
A y at the beginning of a word sounds like _________.
/y/ (yoyo, yellow, yam)
What letters can be pronounced as a schwa?
The letters are a, e, i, o, u.
The syllable "tic" is pronounced _________.
Tic (short vowel)
The syllable "na" is pronounced ________.
Na (long vowel)
A vowel at the end of a syllable is _______.
(short, long)
Long
The y at the end of a word that has more than one syllable sounds like _____________.
Long e (pretty, lovely, happy, funny)
The schwa is usually found in this syllable. (stressed/unstressed)
(celebrate, harness, about)
The unstressed syllable
(CEL-uh-brate, HAR-nuss, uh-BOUT)
The syllable "trish" is pronounced _________
Trish (short vowel)
The syllable "be" is pronounced _________
Be (long vowel)
A vowel not at the end of a syllable is ______.
(short, long)
Short
The y at the end of a one-syllable word sounds like _______.
Long i (spy, fly, my, dry)
In the word "mammal", the schwa is in the ______ syllable. (first, second)
The second syllable.
A closed syllable has a __________ at the end of the syllable. (vowel, consonant)
Consonant
An open syllable has a ___________ at the end of the syllable. (vowel, consonant)
A vowel
Every syllable follows the two generalizations (rules) about how the vowel is pronounced. (true, false)
False. There are MANY exceptions. Some words sound exactly like the rules say they should, some words are just a little different, and some are very different.
The y in the syllables "sym", "syn" and "sys" sounds like ______.
Short i (system, synonym, symphony)
In the word "instrument", the schwa is in the ______ syllable. (first, second, third)
The second syllable
The vowel in a closed syllable is pronounced as a ______ vowel. (long, short)
Short
The vowel in an open syllable is pronounced as a _______ vowel. (long, short)
Long vowel
Sounding out words by syllables is a useful way to read polysyllabic words (words with more than one syllable). (true, false)
True, it can help you read longer words that you do not already know.
How do we make a polysyllabic noun that ends with y into a plural noun? (For example, pony, baby, strawberry.)
Drop the y and add ies.
The schwa symbol looks like ____________________.
An upside-down e.
An example of a closed syllable is _________.
ment, ish, pen, at (or many others)
An example of an open syllable is _____________.
Go, be, ni, ma, tu or similar
Sounding out a word using the two generalizations (rules) helps us even when the real pronunciation is different. (example: among: ay-MONG vs uh-MONG vs uh-MUHNG) (true, false)
True, it can often get us close to the actual word, even if it does not follow the rules exactly. It can also help us pronounce other words later. (among, ago, again, about)