Unstressed Syllables & the Schwa

Multiple Choice

Which word has the schwa sound?

• amaze

• layer

• apple

Multiple Choice

Which word has the schwa sound?

• say

• art

• soda

Multiple Choice

Which word has the schwa sound?

• along

• that

• has

Multiple Choice

Is the schwa a stressed (louder) or unstressed (quieter) syllable?

• sometimes

• often

• unstressed

• stressed

Multiple Choice

Click the word below that makes a schwa sound:

• plonk

• plink

• monkey

• circus

Multiple Choice

What is one sound Schwa can make?

• "oh"

• "ah"

• "uh"

Multiple Choice

Which word is has a Schwa sound in it?

• Pen

• Happy

• Glass

• Pencil

Multiple Select

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

banana

• ba-

• nan

• a

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

button

• but-

• -ton

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

treasure

• trea-

• -sure

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

cancel

• can-

• -cel

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

culture

• cul-

• -ture

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

awaken

• a-

• -wa-

• -ken

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

regular

• reg-

• -u-

• -lar

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

slogan

• slo-

• -gan

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

fossil

• fos-

• -sil

Multiple Choice

Choose the syllable(s) that are unstressed in the word. (There may be more than one.)

creature

• crea-

• -ture