Name that symbol
Contrasting Vowels
Schwas
Match that sound
100

Choose the word with the /æ/ sound.

  1. a) pen  b) pan

b. Pan

100

Which word contains the short vowel /ɛ/ (as in met)? Map, Pen, or Cat

Pen

100

Schwas are STRESSED only.  

True or False

False
100

/a/ as in not: pot, pat, or pet

pot

200

Which word contains the /æ/ sound? Men, mat or cat?

Cat

200

Which word contains the /æ/ sound? Men, mat or cat?

Cat

200

All vowels can have a schwa sound.

True or False

True

200

/ɛ/ as in pet:  band, bond, bend

bend

300

Choose the word with the /ɛ/ sound.

Bed or bad

Bed

300

Which has the  /ɔɪ/ sound?   Join or Tie

Join (sounds like boy!)

Tie is /ay/

300

In this sentence indentify the Schwa sounds.  Listen to the teacher read.:

The teacher gave a banana to the student.

The, teacher, a, banana, to (connected speech), the, student

300

[æ] as in pat: on, sell, or an

an

400

/ər/ sound is in the following words: Sir, third, earth, purse - TRUE OR FALSE

TRUE

400

Which has the /ay/ sound? Voice or Aisle

Aisle - as in buy

Voice has the  /ɔɪ/ sound (as in boy)

400

Which words contain the schwa /ə/? (Choose all that apply)

a) family b) photograph c) amazing
d) cat e) lemon

family, photograph, amazing, lemon, ALL BUT CAT

400

/ɔy/ as in "boy" - points, pint, pink

points

500

The /ɔɪ/ sound (as in boy) is a diphthong.  It combines two vowel sounds.  Come up with 3 words that have this sound.

Toy, Joy, Annoy, Employ, Loyal, royal, destroy, oil, oyster, coin, soil, enjoy, employment....
500

What are 3 words that contain the /a/ vowel as in “not”?

not, hot, pot, lot, stop, father, problem, odd, bond, on, don, sol, log, rock, ox, follow

500

Where are the Schwas: The photographer delivered a collection of photographs to the editor.

The, photographer, delievered, a, collection, of, to, the, editor

500

 /ə/ as in about: accident, halibut, vegetable

vegetable - (vej-TUH-bul)