Name: ________________________ Date: _______________________
Fun fact: compare the
Schwa following again:
e e
A schwa is a faint vowel sound usually in an
PREsent preSENT
unstressed syllable. Say the word 'chocolate'.
Do you pronounce or articulate each syllable
as strongly and as clearly as one another?
e
The second syllable in c h o c o l a t e sounds
(noun) (verb)
like an 'uh' sound, more than a short o sound.
The same word with different
meaning/parts of speech may contain
a schwa sound in different positions.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
Then circle the vowel in each word that contains a schwa sound.
chicken money turtle cheddar
envelopes present ribbon onion broccoli
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Name: ________________________ Date: _______________________
THINK ~ compare the
Schwa and vowels
two words:
. arrive alligator
A schwa can be found across all vowel sounds
nd.
In other words, any vowel can make a schwa sou
en or
We call it a lazy sound because you hardly wid
move your mouth when you utter the sound.
These two words both begin with a
e letter 'a'. Which word contains a
schwa sound in the first syllable?
Answer: arrive has a schwa sound.
Look at the words in the following catergories. Determine if the indicated vowel in
the words is a schwa. Circle the words that contain a schwa.
A E I O U
banana elbow animal million upon
apple mitten wizard doctor under
across camel inside continue suspend
antler angel family total support
answer eleven limit orange bunny
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Name: ________________________ Date: _______________________
Schwa and spelling
I like being a schwa,
because it's kind of lazy and rarely stressed
Circle the correct spelling in each row.
rocket rockit rucket
monkey munkey monkiy
garbige girbage garbage
dinosaur dinasaur dinusaur
pandes pandus pandas
turtle turtul turtil
bacun becon bacon
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Name: ________________________ Date: _______________________
Sorting Schwa sound
Cut and paste the pictures in the correct boxes. Then spell the word underneath
each picture and circle the schwa sound, if any.
Schwa sound NO schwa sound
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Name: ________________________ Date: _______________________
Fun Schwa activities
Look at the picture below. How many words with the schwa sound can you find?
Not every word below contains a schwa. Only color the words
that contain a schwa to create a pathway for Monster Ben to
return home!
bottle gorilla go when
all hospital seat duvet
cactus pencil email train
about glass react pants
the dinosaur boredom camp
he gloves ago cat
redo story elephant pyjamas
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