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Schwa/Diphthong Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word has the schwa sound?

a)

Dog

b)

Balloon

c)

Chair

d)

Word

2.

Which word has the diphthong sound?

a)

Poison

b)

Toad

c)

Road

d)

Circle

3.

Which word has the schwa sound?

a)

Mouse

b)

Hippo

c)

Pizza

d)

Slug

4.

Which word has a diphthong?

a)

Apple

b)

Absent

c)

Expectations

d)

Royal

5.

Which word has a schwa?

a)

On

b)

Accumulate

c)

Fun

d)

Run

6.

Which word has TWO diphthongs?

a)

Rodeo

b)

Cowboy

c)

Awesome

d)

Sound

7.

Which word has a schwa?

a)

Ice cream

b)

Candy

c)

Chocolate

d)

Donut

8.

Which words do NOT have a diphthong

a)

Steam

b)

Lean

c)

Bread

d)

Ploy

9.

What is the definition of a closed syllable?

a)

A syllable that ends with a long vowel sound

b)

A syllable that ends with a short vowel sound

c)

A syllable with a schwa in it

d)

A syllable that ends with a consonant sound

10.

What is the definition of an open syllable?

a)

A syllable that ends in a long vowel sound

b)

A syllable that ends in a short vowel sound

c)

A syllable with a schwa in it

d)

A syllable that ends in a consonant

11.

Which word has a CLOSED syllable in its LAST syllable and an OPEN syllable in its FIRST syllable?

a)

Yodel

b)

YoYo

c)

Tricky

d)

Backpack

12.

Which word has ALL closed syllables?

a)

Raven

b)

Halo

c)

Contest

d)

Program

13.

What is the difference between a diphthong and a vowel team?

a)

There is no difference

b)

A vowel team makes one long or short vowel sound, and a diphthong makes a blended sound between the two

c)

The diphthong is two consonants together

d)

Diphthongs can only be at the front of a word

14.

Which words have vowel teams?

a)

Team

b)

Canteen

c)

Noise

d)

Oatmeal

15.

Which word has a silent e?

a)

Send

b)

Spoke

c)

Mess

d)

Destroy

16.

Which words have a consonant + le?

a)

Buckle

b)

Clean

c)

Sleep

d)

Bell

17.

Is the e and the end of a consonant + le syllable silent?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe?

18.

Which word has an r-controlled syllable?

a)

Reason

b)

Pirate

c)

Bird

d)

Resolution

19.

Which word does NOT have an r-controlled syllable?

a)

Circle

b)

Irksome

c)

Argon

d)

Bridge

20.

Overall, how do you feel at identifying syllables?

a)

1--I'm starting to get it but I'm still confused

b)

2-- I can do this with help or with an example in front of me

c)

3-- I can do this on my own. I can show I understand.

d)

4-- I'm very confident with this. I can teach someone how to do this.